At a moment when we should be looking to the promise of a new academic year, it pains me to have to write to you about a violent threat targeting members of the Harvard community. Within the last few ...

Family, friends, colleagues, students and postdocs, alumni, distinguished guests. I stand before you today humbled by the prospect of leading Harvard, emboldened by the trust you have placed in me, ...

The strong, uninterrupted partnership among the federal government, research universities, and industry underpins America’s leadership in biomedical discovery and its application to human health.

Universities throughout the nation face substantial financial uncertainties driven by rapidly shifting federal policies. We write to update you on the steps Harvard is taking to support our vital ...

Today, Plaintiffs The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (“JAFE”) announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve their claims ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, I write today to update you on the full review of Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the University, which I requested in September following a partial review of ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, With great sadness, we write in light of President Claudine Gay’s message announcing her intention to step down from the presidency and resume her faculty ...

Good afternoon. My remarks at this moment in our Commencement rituals are officially titled a “Report to the Alumni.” The first time I delivered them, in 2008, I was the only obstacle between all of ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, A few hours ago, the US District Court granted Harvard’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the federal government’s freeze of University research funding ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Earlier this morning, the protesters agreed to end the encampment in Harvard Yard. Now that the area is being cleared and in line with the conversation I had ...

Following a meeting of the governing boards earlier today, my colleagues and I are very pleased to let you know that Alan Garber, our interim president since January, will serve as president of the ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Harvard’s University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities (USRR) expresses our core commitments to advancing freedom of thought, open inquiry, and free ...