Russian HMS Researcher Detained at Louisiana ICE Facility After Visa Was Revoked
Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova is detained at a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana after her research visa was revoked last month for inadvertently failing to properly declare frog embryos she brought into the country.
Harvard Agrees to a One-Year $6 Million PILOT Agreement with the City of Cambridge
Harvard University has agreed to voluntarily pay the City of Cambridge $6 million without committing to a long-term amount for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, citing federal funding uncertainties.
2 Years After Affirmative Action Ruling, Harvard Admits Class of 2029 Without Releasing Data
Harvard College released its regular decision offers of admission to the Class of 2029 on Thursday evening, but for the first time in almost seven decades, the school did not report its regular decision acceptance rate.
As Antisemitism Lawsuit Drags On, Harvard Demands Kestenbaum’s Messages With Politicians
Harvard filed a motion on Friday to compel Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit, to turn over communications with politicians and messages from the “Harvard Pro-Israel WhatsApp group.”
Healey, State Leadership Criticize Trump’s Latest Cuts to Public Health Funding
The Healey-Driscoll Administration condemned President Trump’s Wednesday termination of more than $12 billion in public health grants, following funding cuts at the Harvard School of Public Health.
HUA Election Will Feature No Referendums or Survey Questions
There will be no ballot questions gauging student opinion in the upcoming April 2 Harvard Undergraduate Association elections, according to Assistant Dean of Student Engagement and Leadership Andy Donahue, the DSO’s liaison with the HUA.
One Person Non-Fatally Injured in Thursday Shooting Near MIT
Cambridge police responded to a non-fatal shooting near MIT on Thursday evening where one person was non-fatally injured, the Cambridge Police Department announced in a Citywide Alert.
Healey, State Leadership Criticize Trump’s Latest Cuts to Public Health Funding
The Healey-Driscoll Administration condemned President Trump’s Wednesday termination of more than $12 billion in public health grants, following funding cuts at the Harvard School of Public Health.
HUA Election Will Feature No Referendums or Survey Questions
There will be no ballot questions gauging student opinion in the upcoming April 2 Harvard Undergraduate Association elections, according to Assistant Dean of Student Engagement and Leadership Andy Donahue, the DSO’s liaison with the HUA.
One Person Non-Fatally Injured in Thursday Shooting Near MIT
Cambridge police responded to a non-fatal shooting near MIT on Thursday evening where one person was non-fatally injured, the Cambridge Police Department announced in a Citywide Alert.
Trump Cut Federal Funding to Penn for Transgender Athlete Policies. Could Harvard Be Next?
After the White House suspended $175 million of the University of Pennsylvania’s federal funding last week over the participation of a transgender athlete on the school’s swim team, the funding cut’s legal basis remains murky — and Harvard could be next on the list.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Criticizes Trump Administration in State of the City Address
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 fiercely defended the city against pressure from the Trump administration in her State of the City address last week — a move that Harvard professor Jacqueline Bhabha praised as the “right decision.”
CPS Will Retain All Paraprofessional Staff From Kennedy-Longfellow
Cambridge Public Schools Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy confirmed that the district will be retaining all paraprofessional staff from the Kennedy-Longfellow school at a Wednesday budget meeting.
Can Hopi Hoekstra Have It Both Ways?
As Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra has found repeatedly, it’s hard to simultaneously serve Harvard, the corporation churning through the news cycle, and Harvard, the collective of researchers and students filling its classrooms and labs.
An Aviation Paradise
“Traditionally, you don’t think of aviation as necessarily an interest or topic because you would write someone off as an avgeek,” he tells me. “You just embrace the identity. I mean, I love planes.”
On Digis and Dispos
Is the insistence of using these devices performative? Or is it an attempt to savor the moment and enjoy the little things in such a fast-paced world?
Nonie Lesaux Named HGSE Dean After 9 Months in Interim Role
Interim Dean Nonie K. Lesaux will become dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education after holding the interim position since July, the University announced on Thursday.
2 Years After Affirmative Action Ruling, Harvard Admits Class of 2029 Without Releasing Data
Harvard College released its regular decision offers of admission to the Class of 2029 on Thursday evening, but for the first time in almost seven decades, the school did not report its regular decision acceptance rate.
As Antisemitism Lawsuit Drags On, Harvard Demands Kestenbaum’s Messages With Politicians
Harvard filed a motion on Friday to compel Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit, to turn over communications with politicians and messages from the “Harvard Pro-Israel WhatsApp group.”
