Since 1983, U.S. News and World Report has released their annual “America’s Best Colleges” and there is a tie for the top spot of the National Universities. Harvard University and Princeton University both tied for first place in the 2010 US News college rankings. Yale University came in third.

Harvard Extension School starts the registration period. It begins on August 3 and ends on August 31. The classed at Harvard Extension School will start on August 31st.

Harvard Business School Confidential distills the best of what HBS has to offer and unveils the secrets to success taught behind Harvard University's ivied edifices.

Today's shooting at Harvard University's Kirkland House reminds us of how fragile is human life and how less are our students protected. Harvard shooting left one person shot. The victim is a college age student, but it's not clear if the person is a Harvard University student.

Due to a possible case of H1N1 flu (swine flu), the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Harvard Dental Center are closed, and will remain closed on Friday May 1. Harvard University information says the officals are working very closely with the appropriate state and local public health agencies in managing this situation.

A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful antipsychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from drug makers from 2000 to 2007 but for years did not report much of this income to university officials, according to information given Congressional investigators.

A record applicant pool of 27,462 has led to an admission rate of 7.1 percent, the lowest in the history of Harvard College. Traditional admission letters (and e-mails) were sent on March 31 to 1,948 students. Last year 2,058 applicants were admitted from a pool of 22,955.

Harvard President Drew Faust announced today (Nov. 1) that she is creating a University-wide task force to examine the place of the arts at Harvard. Chaired by Cogan University Professor Stephen Greenblatt, the task force draws its membership from faculty, students, and others across the University who represent many fields and modes of engagement with the study and practice of the arts.

Rather than stay hunkered down in their own separate corners, East and West must strive to appreciate their common humanity, Her Majesty Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan said Thursday at the John F. Kennedy Forum.

Harvard University, BBN Technologies, and the city of Cambridge have begun a four-year project to install 100 wireless sensors atop streetlights in Cambridge, Mass., creating the world's first citywide network of wireless sensors.

A record applicant pool of 22,955 applied to Harvard College this year, resulting in a number of new milestones. Traditional admission letters (and e-mails) were sent today (March 29) to 9 percent (2,058) of the pool, the lowest admit rate in Harvard's history.

Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the Class Day address to the Harvard University Class of 2007, the Senior Class Committee announced today (March 29).