Harvard’s François‑Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights will see leadership changes as Dean Andrea Baccarelli announced the director, Mary Bassett, will step down in January and the university replaced an earlier health‑center leader seen as favoring Palestinian perspectives. The departures follow heightened scrutiny of the center’s Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights and an internal report that flagged programming as creating divisive perceptions on campus. Kari Nadeau will serve as interim director for FXB while Harvard shifts the center’s primary focus toward children’s health. University officials said the changes reflect a strategic refocusing; critics and some alumni had pressed Harvard leadership earlier this year over alleged bias in FXB programming and partnerships.