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Conservative Pundit Scott Jennings Says Trump Was Right To Cut Harvard’s Federal Funding

Conservative commentator and CNN regular Scott Jennings said President Donald Trump was justified in slashing federal funding to Harvard because of antisemitism at the University during an Institute of Politics event on Thursday night.

Tiu Elected President of Kennedy School Student Government

Jerwin A. Tiu, a second-year Master in Public Policy student, will serve as the next president of the Kennedy School Student Government, the elections committee announced on Wednesday evening.

Jon Favreau Slams Democrats at IOP For Ineffective Messaging During Trump Admin

Former Obama speechwriter Jon E. Favreau slammed Democratic politicians for ineffective outreach to voters and a lack of authenticity during the second Trump administration at an Institute of Politics Forum on Thursday night.


How Alumni Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Redefine Harvard’s Reputation in the Startup World

At the inaugural Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Startup World Cup regionals on Sep. 12, Harvard graduates from 12 finalist startups made pitches for the chance to be sent to the championship round in San Francisco.


Despite Overall MCAS Score Growth, Achievement Gaps Widen in CPS

Cambridge students’ scores on the 2024-25 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam improved, but a closer look reveals deep inequities — with the achievement gap across racial and socioeconomic lines widening from last year.


Harvard Proposes Yearlong Wage Freeze to Non-Tenure Track Faculty Union

Harvard proposed keeping non-tenure-track faculty salaries flat through June 2026 during negotiations with their union on Thursday — an early sign that the University will resist major wage increases as it weathers a funding crisis.

How Alumni Entrepreneurs Are Trying to Redefine Harvard’s Reputation in the Startup World

At the inaugural Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Startup World Cup regionals on Sep. 12, Harvard graduates from 12 finalist startups made pitches for the chance to be sent to the championship round in San Francisco.

AI-Exposed Workers See Earnings Gains After Retraining, Harvard Study Finds

Workers in occupations most exposed to artificial intelligence can earn substantially more after retraining, according to a new working paper co-authored by Harvard Kennedy School Ph.D. candidate Karen Ni.

Despite Overall MCAS Score Growth, Achievement Gaps Widen in CPS

Cambridge students’ scores on the 2024-25 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam improved, but a closer look reveals deep inequities — with the achievement gap across racial and socioeconomic lines widening from last year.

Fresh-Baked: PopUp Bagels To Open in Harvard Square Next Friday

Harvard students will be able to pop in to PopUp Bagels starting next Friday, Oct. 10, seven months after the East Coast bagel chain announced it was coming to Harvard Square.

Harvard University Police Department Reports Falling Campus Crime in 2024

Violent crime on Harvard’s campus decreased by 52 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to a report from the Harvard University Police Department released Wednesday.

Harvard Proposes Yearlong Wage Freeze to Non-Tenure Track Faculty Union

Harvard proposed keeping non-tenure-track faculty salaries flat through June 2026 during negotiations with their union on Thursday — an early sign that the University will resist major wage increases as it weathers a funding crisis.

‘Excellence is the Bar’: Harding Promises Reliable Leadership if Reelected

Lifelong Cambridge resident and incumbent candidate Richard Harding Jr. will join seventeen others in the election for the Cambridge School Committee next month after 16 nonconsecutive years in the position.