Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal
Former Harvard President Lawerence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.
Bitcoin Now Harvard’s Largest Publicly Disclosed Holding, Tripling in Size in Third Quarter
Harvard Management Company dramatically increased its investment in iShares Bitcoin Trust, an exchange trade fund tracking the value of Bitcoin, in the third quarter of this year.
800 Affiliates Petition Harvard To Aid Venezuelan Staff After TPS Expiration
More than 800 Harvard affiliates urged the University to offer legal assistance to staff members who lost their authorization to live and work in the United States after the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan nationals expired this month.
Long-Time Volunteer, Substitute Sues CPS Over Disability Discrimination
A longtime volunteer and substitute teacher at Graham and Parks Elementary School is suing Cambridge Public Schools for disability discrimination, alleging that the district prevented her from volunteering because she is in a wheelchair.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
‘In Defense of Francesca Gino’: HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig Uses Podcast to Tell Former HBS Professor’s Side in Tenure Denial Story
Former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, together with Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, have turned to podcasting to tell her story since her tenure was revoked last semester.
Hundreds Attend 114th Harvard Ames Moot Court Competition at Law School
Harvard Law School students filled Austin Hall on Monday night to watch 12 students argue a mock appellate case in the final round of the school’s storied Ames Moot Court Competition.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
‘In Defense of Francesca Gino’: HLS Professor Lawrence Lessig Uses Podcast to Tell Former HBS Professor’s Side in Tenure Denial Story
Former Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino, together with Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, have turned to podcasting to tell her story since her tenure was revoked last semester.
Hundreds Attend 114th Harvard Ames Moot Court Competition at Law School
Harvard Law School students filled Austin Hall on Monday night to watch 12 students argue a mock appellate case in the final round of the school’s storied Ames Moot Court Competition.
Harvard Receives $36 Million Letter of Credit from Bank of America Amid Federal Pressure
Harvard took out a $36 million standby letter of credit from Bank of America last month after the Department of Education placed the University on stricter financial oversight this fall.
Prasad and Gonzalez to Lead Harvard Phillips Brooks House Association
Arya S. Prasad ’27 and Marina Gonzalez ’27 will serve as president and vice president of the Harvard Phillips Brooks House Association, the organization announced Thursday.
Pew Research Center Notes Global Decline in Religiosity at Harvard Divinity School Talk
The associate director of the Pew Research Center discussed the global decline in religion at Harvard Divinity School on Monday.
What Was Lost in the SEAS Layoffs
The news of the layoffs came in a scheduled message from the dean. Around 7:40 or 8 a.m., Yoon received another email from his manager requesting a meeting — he took it as another bad sign. He’d been setting up equipment for his course when he had to step away for the Zoom call.
Where Does Harvard’s Orientation for Activists Fit In Now?
With the Trump administration cracking down on diversity initiatives and administrators showing less tolerance for campus activism, it is unclear whether the program — as decades of students knew it — has a place in Harvard College’s future.
Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again?
With funding at a constant risk of revocation, Harvard is not out of the clear — and researchers are still fighting for their futures.
‘Beyond Depressing:’ Cambridge Expects To Lose More Than $8 Million In Federal Housing Funding
The city of Cambridge expects to lose more than $8 million in federal housing funding after the Trump administration adjusted requirements for the use of Continuum of Care funding — a change that could slash housing support for thousands of residents.
800 Affiliates Petition Harvard To Aid Venezuelan Staff After TPS Expiration
More than 800 Harvard affiliates urged the University to offer legal assistance to staff members who lost their authorization to live and work in the United States after the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan nationals expired this month.
Long-Time Volunteer, Substitute Sues CPS Over Disability Discrimination
A longtime volunteer and substitute teacher at Graham and Parks Elementary School is suing Cambridge Public Schools for disability discrimination, alleging that the district prevented her from volunteering because she is in a wheelchair.
