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In Harvard Classrooms, Summers’ Co-Instructors Address His Sudden Exit

Harvard professors who co-taught courses with former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers responded in sharply different ways to his sudden departure when they briefly acknowledged the fallout from Summers’ emails with convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in class on Thursday.

Summers Visited Epstein’s Island During 2005 Honeymoon

In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president’s official residence — Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, traded Cambridge’s cold for a warmer escape.

3 More Allston Car Wash Employees Detained by ICE Granted Release on Bond, Bringing Total to 6

Three of the nine workers arrested in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at Allston Car Wash earlier this month were granted release on bond in Massachusetts immigration court on Thursday morning, bringing the total number of employees granted bond to six.


The HLS Clinic In the Middle of Wisconsin’s Redistricting Fight

In a small office on the fourth floor of Wasserstein Hall, a group of Harvard Law students spend their hours between classes analyzing fragmented maps of Wisconsin’s congressional districts.


Cambridge Canopy Coverage Increased But Residents Are Still Skeptical

Despite a five percent increase in canopy cover in Cambridge over the last five years, some Cambridge residents expressed frustration about ongoing city development and tree density disparities at the Cambridge Urban Forest Master Plan meeting on Thursday.


Yale Too Lame To Draw Trump’s Attention, Harvard Lecturer Andrew Berry Says in Annual Bulldog Roast

As undergraduates gear up for the 141st Harvard-Yale Game Saturday, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology lecturer Andrew J. Berry took the stage at Sanders Theatre Thursday night to deliver a humorous while data-driven argument for why Harvard is better than Yale.


Harvard College Students Report Favoring Divestment From Israel in HUA Survey

A majority of undergraduates who responded to a Harvard Undergraduate Association survey reported believing Harvard should divest from and disclose investments in “companies and institutions operating in Israel,” according to a partially redacted copy of the results obtained by The Crimson.

The HLS Clinic In the Middle of Wisconsin’s Redistricting Fight

In a small office on the fourth floor of Wasserstein Hall, a group of Harvard Law students spend their hours between classes analyzing fragmented maps of Wisconsin’s congressional districts.

Cambridge Canopy Coverage Increased But Residents Are Still Skeptical

Despite a five percent increase in canopy cover in Cambridge over the last five years, some Cambridge residents expressed frustration about ongoing city development and tree density disparities at the Cambridge Urban Forest Master Plan meeting on Thursday.

‘Yale’s Going Down’: Undergraduates Excited for Harvard-Yale Despite Limited Game and Shuttle Tickets

As Harvard students gear up for the 141st annual Harvard-Yale football game with free merch and the annual Bulldog Roast, many also had to get creative to attend the game after tickets sold out.

Yale Too Lame To Draw Trump’s Attention, Harvard Lecturer Andrew Berry Says in Annual Bulldog Roast

As undergraduates gear up for the 141st Harvard-Yale Game Saturday, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology lecturer Andrew J. Berry took the stage at Sanders Theatre Thursday night to deliver a humorous while data-driven argument for why Harvard is better than Yale.

After Opaque Process, HUA Election Commission Keeps Survey Results on Israel Divestment Under Wraps

The Harvard Undergraduate Association’s Election Commission will not publicly share the results of a survey asking whether students support University divestment from “companies and institutions operating in Israel.”

Harvard College Students Report Favoring Divestment From Israel in HUA Survey

A majority of undergraduates who responded to a Harvard Undergraduate Association survey reported believing Harvard should divest from and disclose investments in “companies and institutions operating in Israel,” according to a partially redacted copy of the results obtained by The Crimson.

Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties

Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.