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Harvard Extension School instructors are taking varying approaches to artificial intelligence in the classroom, with course policies ranging from outright bans to limited AI use on assignments.|By Jonathan G. Yuan By Francesco Palma and Andrew Park, Crimson Staff Writers

Harvard Physics and Astronomy professor Christopher W. Stubbs has joined Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust, weeks after stepping down as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ senior adviser on AI.|By Lotem L. Loeb By Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose, Crimson Staff Writers

Add preferred source Harvard University’s endowment posted a 27.1% return over the past year, pushing total assets past $68 billion (approximately 90.4 trillion won) to an all-time high. It marks the second-strongest annual performance since fiscal 2021. Venture capital, public equities, and hedge fund investments drove the gains, with a roughly $2.2 billion stake in…

Returning rate of 27.1% in past year Thanks to steady VC and hedge funds high returns SpaceX stock alone holds $2.2 billion Research fund cuts and tax hikes are ‘difficult’

The endowment of Harvard University returned 27.1% in the 2026 fiscal year, according to the university’s fiscal year 2026 report, released this week.

Harvard’s endowment grew up by more than $11 billion to nearly $68 billion in fiscal year 2026 after posting a roughly 27 percent investment return, its highest since 2021, according to the University’s annual financial report released Thursday.

With no College-wide policy on AI usage in theses, the rules vary widely by concentration. Six concentrations ban AI use at all stages of the thesis process, while 10 allow thesis writers to use it for research or data analysis but not for writing.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is launching at least five new faculty searches related to artificial intelligence.|By Mae T. Weir By Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan, Crimson Staff Writers

The SEO, paid media, and digital marketing managers who become directors and executives over the next few years will be the ones who can prove AI pays for itself while keeping their teams intact. Two pieces of research, one from the MIT Technology Review and one from the Harvard Business School, explain why that combination…

The Harvard Business School (HBS) Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship has announced its 2026–2027 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs), Venture Builders, Venture Capital Advisors (VCAs), and Legal Specialists (LSs), further strengthening one of the most comprehensive entrepreneurship expert networks in higher education.