ICE Arrests HLS Visiting Professor After October Shooting Incident
Federal immigration authorities arrested Harvard Law School professor Carlos Portugal Gouvea this week after the State Department revoked his J-1 visa for shooting a pellet gun outside a synagogue in October, the Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday.
Harvard’s Hiring Freeze Isn’t Thawing, but There Are Cracks in the Ice
New faculty and staff searches have continued at Harvard — albeit at a lower rate — despite a hiring freeze imposed in March as the University grants exemptions for high-priority hires.
Donato Becomes Winningest Coach in Hockey Program History as Harvard Beats Brown 7-3
Harvard men’s ice hockey roared the Brown Bears out of Bright-Landry in a 7-3 statement win, the final installment to its four-game homestand. With tonight’s win, Harvard’s Head Coach Ted Donato ‘91 becomes the winningest coach in Harvard men’s ice hockey history, surpassing Bill Cleary, who led the program to win a national championship in 1989.
Former Ed Secretary Miguel Cardona To Endorse Daniel Koh ’07, Harvard Grad Running for Congress
Former Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona, a current fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, said he would be endorsing former Biden administration official Daniel A. Koh ’07 in his campaign for the House of Representatives.
Cambridge Developer Sues City Over Inclusionary Zoning Policy
A local developer sued the city of Cambridge on Tuesday, asking a state court to rule the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance illegal over its requirement that condominium developers sell a fifth of their square footage for significantly below market rates.
HSPH Talk Discusses Bullying and Musical Adaptation of ‘Wonder’
Professor Ari D. Ne’eman, psychologist Jason M. Fogler, and playwright Sarah Ruhl discussed the impacts of bullying on children with disabilities at a Wednesday talk at the Harvard School of Public Health, where Ruhl promoted her forthcoming musical adaptation of the 2012 book “Wonder.”
Harvard, Custodian Union To Enter Federal Mediation As Negotiations Stall
Harvard and its custodians’ union agreed on Thursday to work with a federal mediator in ongoing contract negotiations to resolve a deadlock over wage increases — the first time a mediator has stepped into custodial bargaining with the University in at least 20 years.
Cambridge Developer Sues City Over Inclusionary Zoning Policy
A local developer sued the city of Cambridge on Tuesday, asking a state court to rule the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance illegal over its requirement that condominium developers sell a fifth of their square footage for significantly below market rates.
HSPH Talk Discusses Bullying and Musical Adaptation of ‘Wonder’
Professor Ari D. Ne’eman, psychologist Jason M. Fogler, and playwright Sarah Ruhl discussed the impacts of bullying on children with disabilities at a Wednesday talk at the Harvard School of Public Health, where Ruhl promoted her forthcoming musical adaptation of the 2012 book “Wonder.”
Harvard, Custodian Union To Enter Federal Mediation As Negotiations Stall
Harvard and its custodians’ union agreed on Thursday to work with a federal mediator in ongoing contract negotiations to resolve a deadlock over wage increases — the first time a mediator has stepped into custodial bargaining with the University in at least 20 years.
Judge Dismisses HBS Grad’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard
A federal judge dismissed Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus.
Huybers and Lu To Stay On As Kirkland House Faculty Deans
Current Kirkland House interim faculty deans Peter J. Huybers and Downing Lu will stay on in their roles as the House’s next permanent faculty deans, College Dean David J. Deming announced in a Thursday email to Kirkland affiliates.
Scientific Photographer Felice Frankel Talks Learning Science from Photos at Cambridge Public Library
Frankel, a former research fellow at Harvard, said she wrote the book — a collection of her photographs of nature and scientific explanations of the scenes — to help young people understand science. The event was a collaboration between Harvard Book Store, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Sciences division, the Harvard Library, and the Cambridge Public Library.
The Business of Getting In
As the college application process gets increasingly competitive, private consultants promise their clients an edge against their peers. Some are willing to pay thousands in hopes of guaranteeing success, but the actual impact of the services remains unclear.
To Metro, With Love
Maybe that’s why I felt such a connection with the Wilson Report. It was a reminder that perhaps my work wasn’t fleeting. My mind traced back to the dusty pages covered with stories of real issues that mattered to real people and their lives in Cambridge.
Why Are There Yiddish Napkins in Harvard’s Archives?
The Judaica Collection is in a league of its own, not just in its organizational structure, but in its scope and scale.
Colleges Have Struggled To Curb Grade Inflation. Can Harvard Beat the Odds?
When the Office of Undergraduate Education released a report in October suggesting that Harvard College overhaul its “failing” evaluation system to curb grade inflation, it acknowledged that other elite universities had launched similar efforts — only to see them fail.
Donato Becomes Winningest Coach in Hockey Program History as Harvard Beats Brown 7-3
Harvard men’s ice hockey roared the Brown Bears out of Bright-Landry in a 7-3 statement win, the final installment to its four-game homestand. With tonight’s win, Harvard’s Head Coach Ted Donato ‘91 becomes the winningest coach in Harvard men’s ice hockey history, surpassing Bill Cleary, who led the program to win a national championship in 1989.
Former Ed Secretary Miguel Cardona To Endorse Daniel Koh ’07, Harvard Grad Running for Congress
Former Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona, a current fellow at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, said he would be endorsing former Biden administration official Daniel A. Koh ’07 in his campaign for the House of Representatives.
