Campus Harvard to guarantee workers’ pay, benefits amid coronavirus disruptions Changes to human resources policies to run through May 28
Campus Early responses indicate shift to online classes going well overall Some running into minor hitches, but others finding surprising benefits
Health On-again, off-again looks to be best social-distancing option Chan School coronavirus analysis finds strategy would prevent overwhelming hospitals while building immunity
Health Online forum aims to teach how to deal with pandemic stress Chan School session breaks down what it is, what it looks like, and ways to ease it
1,980 accepted to the Class of 2024 Letters for regular-action decisions sent out DateMarch 26, 2020March 26, 2020
Suzannah Clark named director of Mahindra Humanities Center Wants to build on center’s ‘legacy of cross-disciplinary intellectual exchange’ DateMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020
Harvard postpones Commencement With infection rates rising, University opts to gather when coronavirus pandemic eases DateMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020
Nohria to remain Business School dean until December Decade-long leader agrees to extend tenure to provide stability amid pandemic DateMarch 19, 2020March 20, 2020
Lizabeth Cohen wins Bancroft Prize Harvard historian honored a second time for book on Ed Logue, leader of urban renewal DateMarch 18, 2020March 20, 2020
Q&A on Harvard’s move to online learning Officials detail University’s battle plan to combat coronavirus while education continues DateMarch 10, 2020March 11, 2020
40,246 apply to College Class of ’24 Harvard expands financial aid to eliminate summer contribution DateMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020
Oliver Hart named University Professor Nobel-laureate economics leader awarded highest faculty honor DateMarch 2, 2020March 4, 2020
Melinda Gates to receive Radcliffe Medal Being honored for 'her remarkable impact around the world, for putting women and girls at the center' of the Gates Foundation’s work DateFebruary 26, 2020February 26, 2020
Candidates for Harvard board positions announced Alumni to vote for Overseers and HAA elected directors in spring DateFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020
Rubén Blades to receive Arts Medal Grammy-winning singer, composer, actor, and one-time Panamanian presidential candidate will be honored at April ceremony DateFebruary 18, 2020
Martin ‘Marty’ Baron to speak at Commencement Editor of several of nation’s most influential newspapers will deliver Afternoon Program address DateFebruary 18, 2020February 18, 2020
Koma Gandy Fischbein ’95 elected chief marshal Will represent alumni community at 369th Commencement DateFebruary 13, 2020February 14, 2020
New Corporation member named Diana L. Nelson ’84 is a longtime leader in Harvard alumni circles DateFebruary 10, 2020February 11, 2020
Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility releases annual report Advised by 12-member committee made up of Harvard faculty, students, and alumni DateFebruary 7, 2020February 7, 2020
Three honored for inspiring students Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching awarded to John Shaw, Stephanie Pierce, and Joseph Blitzstein DateFebruary 4, 2020February 18, 2020
Ben Platt named Man of the Year Hasty Pudding presents Pudding Pot to youngest honoree in 54-year history DateFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020
Elizabeth Banks chosen as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year ‘Hunger Games’ star, director, producer will be honored on Jan. 31 DateJanuary 14, 2020January 14, 2020
Candidates for elected Harvard positions HAA nominating committee proposes new Overseers, elected directors DateJanuary 9, 2020January 8, 2020
Bacow urges high schoolers to pursue their educational dreams Harvard president also meets with participants in a college-readiness program started by alumni and with incoming and current students and grads DateJanuary 8, 2020January 9, 2020
Interim dean of School of Dental Medicine appointed Vicki Rosen will assume her new role on Jan. 1 DateDecember 20, 2019December 19, 2019
James McCarthy, environmentalist, dead at 75 Professor and his work empowered activists and leaders DateDecember 18, 2019December 18, 2019
895 admitted under early action program Women make up 51.7 percent of those accepted DateDecember 12, 2019December 12, 2019
9 Harvard researchers named AAAS Fellows Honor is conferred for distinguished efforts to advance science or its application DateNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019
7 Harvard seniors named Rhodes Scholars Two others awarded George J. Mitchell Scholarships DateNovember 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Athletics director to retire at end of academic year Bob Scalise spent more than four decades in various roles across campus DateOctober 17, 2019October 17, 2019
Michael Kremer wins Nobel in economics Pioneered, along with two others from MIT, use of field experiments to determine effectiveness of world poverty programs DateOctober 14, 2019October 14, 2019
The magic of the unexpected Nobel winner began with a destination in mind but found something important along the way DateOctober 7, 2019October 9, 2019
Mary Margaret Steedly, 71 Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences DateOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019
Nicolau Sevcenko, 61 Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences DateOctober 2, 2019October 2, 2019
