Physics Faculty Lose Bid to Preserve Grant Administrator’s Role Under FAS Restructuring
Physics faculty waged an unsuccessful campaign last month to preserve the job functions of the administrator overseeing the department’s roughly $150 million research portfolio, and are now racing to get grants in order before a Faculty of Arts and Sciences restructuring splits pre- and post-award management in October.
Physics Faculty Lose Bid to Preserve Grant Administrator’s Role Under FAS Restructuring
Physics faculty waged an unsuccessful campaign last month to preserve the job functions of the administrator overseeing the department’s roughly $150 million research portfolio, and are now racing to get grants in order before a Faculty of Arts and Sciences restructuring splits pre- and post-award management in October.
Harvard Kennedy School Hired EY-Parthenon to Study Demand for Tech Policy Degree
Harvard Kennedy School hired the consulting firm EY-Parthenon to gauge demand for a possible new degree in technology and public policy, a school spokesperson confirmed, as Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein works to make technology a centerpiece of the school’s plans for the next decade.
New IOP Director Plans to Expand Diminished Senior Advisory Committee, Backs Close Integration with HKS
Harvard Institute of Politics Director Betsy Fischer Martin plans to expand the Institute’s Senior Advisory Committee, she said in an interview — but stopped short of saying she would restore the authority the body lost six years ago, when Caroline B. Kennedy ’80 resigned as its honorary chair.
New IOP Director Plans to Expand Diminished Senior Advisory Committee, Backs Close Integration with HKS
Harvard Institute of Politics Director Betsy Fischer Martin plans to expand the Institute’s Senior Advisory Committee, she said in an interview — but stopped short of saying she would restore the authority the body lost six years ago, when Caroline B. Kennedy ’80 resigned as its honorary chair.
Three Harvard Researchers Leave for Canadian Universities Amid Funding Struggles
Three current and former Harvard researchers are heading north to Canadian universities as part of a sweeping $1.21 billion government effort to recruit top academic talent, with two citing instability in the United States’ research and political climate under the second Trump administration as driving factors.
SEAS Pilots Client-Facing Capstone Option for Engineering Students
Harvard undergraduates pursuing engineering degrees can now formally partner with an outside client — including industry partners — for their senior capstone project under a pilot launched this fall by the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Former College Dean Rakesh Khurana Criticizes Gay, Other Presidents Over 2023 Antisemitism Testimony
Former Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana criticized the December 2023 congressional testimony of three university presidents on campus antisemitism — including then-Harvard President Claudine Gay — saying none of them could explain what a university is for.
Former College Dean Rakesh Khurana Criticizes Gay, Other Presidents Over 2023 Antisemitism Testimony
Former Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana criticized the December 2023 congressional testimony of three university presidents on campus antisemitism — including then-Harvard President Claudine Gay — saying none of them could explain what a university is for.
Former Trinity, Berkshire Community College Presidents Join HGSE as Presidents-in-Residence
Joanne Berger-Sweeney, the former president of Trinity College, and Ellen Kennedy, who retired in June as president of Berkshire Community College, are serving as the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Judith Block McLaughlin Presidents-In-Residence for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Chowderfest was the first opportunity for Harvard’s players to compete against other teams after weeks of training. Hosted by the Crimson and held at the Beren Center, the tournament kicks off the fall collegiate season for several Division I tennis programs, including other Ivy League schools such as Yale and Brown. This year, Chowderfest also featured teams like SMU and Illinois. The three-day tournament enables players to play against one another in a round-robin format.
Rain Fails to Dampen Men’s Golf As Harvard Takes Third at Rod Myers Invitational
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Harvard Women’s Volleyball Goes Undefeated in Nonconference Play for the First Time in Program History
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