Harvard University News
Harvard University opposes US plan to limit stay of foreign students
The plan is ‘an inappropriate intrusion into academic matters,’ Harvard President Lawrence Bacow says
1 min read20 Oct 2020Harvard University’s undergraduate enrollment drops sharply this year
The Ivy League school has 5,382 undergrads at Harvard College for the fall semester, compared with 6,716 as of Oct. 15, 2019, spokeswoman Rachael Dane says
1 min read23 Sep 2020US student visa: Top universities back Harvard, MIT lawsuit
Stanford and Duke universities, and the seven other Ivy League schools, file an amicus brief in the case
1 min read13 Jul 2020Harvard University to move to virtual classes amid coronavirus outbreak
The university's goal is to complete the transition by March 23, it added in the statement posted on its website We are transitioning over the course of the next few days to non-essential gatherings of no more than 25 people, the university said
1 min read10 Mar 2020Opinion | A blueprint for the university campus of tomorrow
The campus we build today must stay relevant and effective for at least the next 100 years
4 min read9 May 2019Mint’s Ashwaq Masoodi only Indian in Nieman fellowship list for 2020
The fellows participate in Nieman seminars, workshops, master classes and conduct research with Harvard scholars, among others The prestigious Nieman fellowship entails attending two semesters at Harvard University, starting September 2019
1 min read4 May 2019Harvard admissions data may help school fight bias lawsuit
Harvard announced that about 26 percent of those admitted by early action for the class of 2023 are Asian-American, up from 24 percent last year
2 min read17 Dec 2018Harvard’s admissions process, once secret, is unveiled in affirmative action trial
Among Harvard admissions jargon, tips are bumps given to applicants, the dean's interest list is a compendium of applicants with clout, and the Z-list is a sort of back door into the college for students who are borderline academically
7 min read1 Nov 2018You may live a year longer if India achieves its air quality standards
People in Delhi will live six years longer if air quality meets national standards, says a study by researchers from the University of Chicago and Harvard University
2 min read13 Aug 2018For Modicare, Harvard paper suggests smart info exchange setup
Researchers argued that collating all data in a national repository for 1.3 billion Indians will be prohibitively expensive and redundant
3 min read3 Aug 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared