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Harvard Professor Vincent Brown Quits Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee After University Lays Off Research Team

Harvard professor Vincent A. Brown resigned from a committee within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative on Monday, condemning the University’s decision to lay off Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program staff in a scathing resignation letter.


Harvard Quietly Resolves Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Complaint With Ed. Department

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights found that Harvard failed to properly respond to reports of a hostile environment for Arab, Muslim, or Palestinian students. Harvard agreed on Jan. 17 to revise its anti-discrimination policies and keep more detailed records.


‘I Am Really Sorry’: Khurana Apologizes for International Student Winter Housing Denials

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana apologized for the confusion and outrage sparked after many international students on financial aid were initially denied winter housing but clarified the reasoning behind the decision in a Monday interview with The Crimson.


Cambridge Assistant City Manager to Lead Harvard’s Campus Planning

Harvard hired Cambridge Assistant City Manager Iram Farooq to serve as the University’s managing director of campus planning, the city announced Wednesday, ending her 25-year tenure overseeing urban planning in City Hall.


Despite Defunding Threats, Harvard President Praises Former Student Tapped by Trump to Lead NIH

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 praised President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health as a “serious and dedicated researcher who has always been well-intentioned” during an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday.


Person Found Dead in Allston Apartment After Hours-Long Barricade

BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers discovered a man dead in the Allston Continuum apartment complex early Thursday morning after a nearly 12-hour long standoff between the man and law enforcement officers.


Garber Privately Tells Faculty That Harvard Must Rethink Messaging After GOP Victory

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the turn against higher education in Washington posed a greater threat to the University than anything in recent memory, making his most direct comments yet on Republicans’ sweep to power during a closed-door session of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.


Harvard Accepts First Students to Class of 2029 but Releases No Admissions Data

Harvard College released its first offers of admission to the Class of 2029 on Thursday evening but little else as the Admissions and Financial Aid Office withheld information about the number of applicants and admitted students for the first time in decades.


Superintendent Recommends Closing Long-Struggling Cambridge Elementary School

Cambridge Public Schools interim superintendent David G. Murphy said he will recommend closing the Kennedy-Longfellow School, a kindergarten through fifth grade school that has suffered from low test scores and under enrollment.


‘It’s Not as Sexy’: The Challenges of Pursuing Public Service at Harvard

Many students anticipate stepping onto a campus where public service and civic action were integral to the undergraduate experience. But they often discover that students feel intense pressure to sideline their public service aspirations in favor of pre-professional pursuits, and where public service initiatives and organizations struggle with funding shortfalls.


‘It’s Been Here All Along’: The Effort to Grow Harvard’s Small Language Programs

Harvard offers instruction in dozens of languages from around the world, including small but vibrant programs in Old English, Zulu, and Tagalog. But according to students and faculty, some administrative obstacles often hinder program conception and development.


A UPenn Student Accused Her Coach of Sexual Harassment. Harvard Hired Him 3 Months Later.

Harvard’s track and field team recruited an assistant coach in 2023 to lead its throwing squad while he had an ongoing Title IX investigation at the University of Pennsylvania, raising questions about whether Harvard Athletics knew about the complaint during the hiring process.


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