Sylvia Mathews Burwell AB ’87 has been elected president of the Harvard Board of Overseers for the 2025–2026 academic year. Monica Bharel MPH ’12 will serve as vice chair of the board’s executive committee for the same term.
Thousands of alumni from around the world gathered on campus Friday for Harvard Alumni Day — an annual event celebrating alumni of all Harvard Schools and class years and the collective strength of their communities.
Kannon K. Shanmugam AB ’93, JD ’98, a prominent and prolific appellate attorney, will join the Harvard Corporation as its newest member. He will succeed Theodore V. Wells Jr. JD ’76, MBA ’76, who departs the board after 12 years of service.
In a video interview with NPR's Morning Edition, President Alan Garber said institutions need to double down on their "commitment to the good of the nation" and be firm in what they stand for.
With support from Harvard’s Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, graduate student teachers make classrooms a place for open inquiry and constructive dialogue.
Suzanne Glassburn will serve as chief administrative officer of the governing boards, which are comprised of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers.
Harvard professor David Deming PhD '10—a nationally recognized scholar at the intersection of education, labor markets, and economic inequality—will begin as Danoff Dean of Harvard College effective July 1.
