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Year in Review 2018
The Age of the Corporation
As the aftershocks of the Corporation’s decision continue to reverberate through campus, and as a former Corporation member prepares to take Harvard’s top job, some wonder whether the University is entering a new era: the age of the Corporation.
No Room For New Blood: Harvard’s Aging Faculty
While older professors bring years of experience to the classroom and are often sought out as mentors, when hiring budgets are tight, they can also preclude younger academics from finding a foothold at the University.
Breaking With 'Tradition,' Harvard Faculty Avoid Trump Administration
The distaste is mutual. Harvard faculty don’t want to work for Trump—and the administration likely doesn’t want to elevate academic elites.
At Harvard Law School, A Push Toward Public Service
As the Law School enters its third century, questions about its purpose and duty to the world have caught the attention of its students, faculty, and alumni.
A Difficult Dichotomy: Free Speech and Diversity at the Kennedy School
Students want to make the Kennedy School a more welcoming place for minorities—a priority some say gets lost in administrators’ push for ideological diversity.
Margo Seltzer, the 'Soul' of SEAS, Leaves Legacy
In addition to setting firsts herself, Seltzer advocated for other women in the field and worked to improve the confidence of and retention rates for female students in Computer Science.
The Committee Kids
They’re known on campus as committee kids—the students whose names appear time and time again on the rosters of Harvard’s student committees. But some charge the committee kids do not accurately represent the College's student body.
White Coats Face Red Balance Sheets at Harvard Medical School
The Medical School has closed nine out of the last 10 fiscal years in the red.
The Changing Face of the College Administration
The shape of the College administration differs radically from that of even a couple decades ago.
‘Asking For More’: Student Group Funding at Harvard College
As the number of recognized student groups on campus has spiked, funding has failed to keep pace. Now, the College is upping the student activities fee from $75 to $200.
No Need to be ‘Flashy’: How Harvard Advertises Itself
In many ways, the Harvard name sells itself—so the University spends its millions-strong marketing budget on short-term and traditionally less-emphasized programs.
Crisis, Community, and Controversy in Cambridge: McGovern's First 150 Days
A lifelong Cantabrigian, former social worker, four-term Cambridge School Committee worker, two-term City Councillor, and Vice Mayor, McGovern has the responsibility of leading—and uniting—Cambridge for the next two years.
An Inflection Point: High Stakes as Harvard Admissions Trial Approaches
Now several years into legal proceedings, much remains at stake as a lawsuit over Harvard's admissions policies advances.
In Short Supply: Women in the Economics Department
Many graduate students and faculty applaud these efforts for adding needed diversity to the department and improving departmental climate, some female department affiliates say it remains a challenge to constitute a minority in their field.
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