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Upholding Our Values, Defending Our University

President Alan Garber sent a letter to the community announcing Harvard had filed a lawsuit in federal court to halt the administration’s multibillion-dollar freeze on the University’s research funding.

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University Announces New Steps to Combat Bias and Bigotry

President Alan Garber reaffirmed Harvard’s strong resolve to take action on recommendations put forward in the final reports of the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias and the Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias.

Efforts to Fight Antisemitism, Anti-Israeli Bias
Efforts to Fight Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, Anti-Palestinian Bias

Advancing the Public Good

Every day, Harvard students, faculty, staff, and alumni leverage their knowledge and expertise to effect positive change in the world through research, teaching, and community leadership.

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    April 29, 2025
    Science & Health

    Using AI Tools to Help People with Mobility Disorders

    The Slade Lab applies insights gleaned from AI-generated simulations to build real-world biomedical devices with the potential to improve the everyday lives of people with motor challenges.

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    April 25, 2025
    Science & Health

    Solving Medical Mysteries

    The Harvard-led Undiagnosed Diseases Network has discovered nearly 100 rare conditions, including a disorder that led a father to lose his vision but was diagnosed in time to help his son. 

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    April 18, 2025
    Science & Health

    How to Prevent More Opioid Deaths

    Research by Travis Donahoe PhD '23 finds that enforcement actions targeting suppliers that profit from the opioid crisis, rather than the vulnerable individuals swept up in it, are a critical way to stem the tide of addiction and death.

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Harvard Expands Financial Aid

The new effort ensures that more undergraduates, especially from middle-income families, will receive support.

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Promoting Civil Discourse, Dialogue, and Education

The University is committed to cultivating a campus culture of empathetic curiosity, open inquiry, constructive dialogue, and the free exchange of ideas.

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Student-Led Projects Tackle Campus Divisions

The President's Building Bridges Fund has awarded funding to four student-led projects aimed at fostering community across various faiths, cultures, and backgrounds, and facilitating dialogue on complex issues outside the classroom.

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Supporting Our Community

Harvard is dedicated to fostering an environment in which every member of our community feels welcome, safe, and supported.

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President Alan Garber

Harvard President Alan Garber

Alan M. Garber AB '77, PhD '82, previously Harvard's longest-serving provost, will serve as University president through the 2026-27 academic year. "We believe in the value of knowledge, the power of teaching and research, and the ways that what we do here can benefit society. Those commitments matter today more than ever."

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Harvard University Leadership and Governance

By charter, Harvard has two governing boards that perform the essential roles ordinarily associated with a board of trustees. Together, the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers help to shape the University’s agenda and assure that Harvard remains true to its mission.

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