Mark Carney ’87 Chosen Prime Minister of Canada in Landslide Liberal Vote

Mark J. Carney ’87 defeated fellow Harvard College alum Chrystia A. Freeland ’90 and two other Liberal Party candidates to become the 24th Prime Minister of Canada and the new leader of the Canadian Liberal Party on Sunday afternoon.

Canadian Prime Minister Candidate Mark Carney To Resign from Harvard Board of Overseers on Election Day

Mark J. Carney ’87, the frontrunner to become Canada’s 24th Prime Minister, will step down from Harvard’s second-highest governing body on March 9, the day the Liberal Party is set to elect its next leader.

Harvard Foreign Contributions 2020-2024

Harvard Received $151 Million From Foreign Governments Since January 2020

Harvard received more than $100 million in donations from government sources in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bangladesh in the last four years, according to data released by the Department of Education.

From Harvard to Ottawa: Carney and Freeland Vie To Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister

The race to lead both Canada and a reeling Liberal Party has narrowed to two frontrunners: Carney, the former Canadian and British central bank governor, and Chrystia A. Freeland ’90, the former deputy prime minister and a fellow Harvard alumna.

‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard

Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.

Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. They say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.

FAS Leadership in Talks to Expand Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship

Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators are considering a proposal to transform the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship into a new “Center for Public Engagement” with expanded academic offerings, according to a draft document obtained by The Crimson.

Harvard-Led Researchers Are Creating an Air Quality Sensor Inspired By Dog Noses

Researchers led by Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences professor Joanna Aizenberg are developing a new air quality sensor inspired by a dog’s nose that promises more specificity than existing products.

HLS Clinic Partners with City of Boston to Assist Formerly Incarcerated Citizens

Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinics launched the Fresh Start Entrepreneurship and Financial Capability Program in collaboration with First Step Alliance and the City of Boston to offer formerly incarcerated individuals entrepreneurial skills for financial stability as they re-enter society.