Faculty
Planning Group Releases Proposed Bylaws for a Faculty Senate at Harvard
The planning body for a University-wide faculty senate released proposed bylaws for the group on Friday, recommending a 43-member senate that would help advise Harvard’s central administration and governing boards on issues that cut across the University.
Harvard Study Classifies 70% of U.S. Adults as Obese Under New Definition
70% of Americans may now be classified as obese, according to a new study authored by Harvard Medical School researchers investigating an updated definition for obesity.
The Former Harvard Professor Who Won This Year’s Nobel Prize in Economics
Former Harvard Economics professor Philippe M. Aghion won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on economic growth and innovation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 13.
Harvard Lays Off Student Advisers and Lecturers in SEAS Cuts
Nearly a dozen positions that directly support students were among those eliminated in a sweeping round of layoffs at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences earlier this month, according to a document obtained by The Crimson.
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.
Harvard Unions Stage Poster Campaign in Protest of Black Lives Matter Sign Removal
Members of three Harvard unions plastered hundreds of Black Lives Matter posters across campus on Thursday to protest the University’s decision to remove a sign bearing the same message from two professors’ office windows this summer.
Michael Sandel Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture
Sandel won $1 million from the Berggruen Institute and was named their 2025 laureate for Philosophy & Culture on Tuesday.
New Butterfly Species Named After Harvard Lecturer Andrew Berry
A newly designated butterfly species, Euptychia andrewberryi, has been named in honor of Harvard lecturer Andrew J. Berry by postdoctoral fellow Shinichi Nakahara, who identified the species.
Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Lays Off 25% of HUCTW Staff
Harvard will lay off roughly 25 percent of staff represented by its clerical and technical workers’ union at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and reorganize several offices in response to mounting funding pressures, according to the union.
Harvard Faculty Say Shutdown Could Erode Trust in Government
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are in a healthcare standoff, disputing over whether the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies should last into 2026. Experts said the loss of services that result from the shutdown will have an impact on American’s daily lives.
Diana Eck, Harvard’s Leading Scholar of Religious Pluralism, Discusses ‘Pivot to Pluralism’ in Higher Education
Eck’s talk took up a topic that Harvard has embraced even as it shifts away from the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But Eck said she saw pluralism as a way to recognize and reckon with diversity, not to replace it.
Hoekstra Says Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Is ‘On Stronger Footing’ After Cost-Cutting
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that the school was “on stronger footing” after taking steps to tighten its budget in the face of an unstable financial climate under the Trump administration.
HLS Visiting Professor Placed on Leave After Arrest For Firing Pellet Gun Near Brookline Synagogue
A visiting professor at Harvard Law School was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after allegedly firing a pellet gun outside of a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Harvard FAS To ‘Significantly’ Reduce Graduate Program Admissions Amid Budget Tightening
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will admit new Ph.D. students “at significantly reduced levels” this year as Harvard shrinks its budgets in response to mounting federal funding pressures, according to a Tuesday email from FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra.
Harvard Researchers Develop First Ever Continuously Operating Quantum Computer
A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize everything from medical research to finance.
