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After QuOffice’s Closure, Its Staff Are No Longer Confidential Resources for Students Reporting Sexual Misconduct
Harvard College’s Office of BGLTQ Student Life staff no longer serve as confidential resources following the office’s dissolution over the summer, narrowing the options available to students who want to discuss sexual harassment or misconduct without notifying the College’s Title IX office.
Harvard Still On Track To Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2026, Sustainability Report Finds
Harvard’s 2024 sustainability report found that campus net greenhouse gas emissions continued to flatline for the ninth straight year — keeping them on track to reach net-zero emissions by 2026.
Cyanobacteria Advisory Expected To Lift Before Head of the Charles Regatta
The Charles River has been under a Massachusetts Department of Public Health advisory for a cyanobacterial bloom since August, but the advisory is expected to lift by the time thousands of rowers and spectators flock to Cambridge for the Head of the Charles rowing regatta this weekend.
Harvard Investigating Security Breach After Cybercrime Group Threatens To Release Stolen Data
Harvard is investigating a data breach after a Russian-speaking cybercrime organization claimed it was preparing to release information stolen through a vulnerability in a software suite used by the University.
Hoekstra Says Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Is ‘On Stronger Footing’ After Cost-Cutting
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that the school was “on stronger footing” after taking steps to tighten its budget in the face of an unstable financial climate under the Trump administration.
Harvard College Will Ignore Student Magazine Article Echoing Hitler Unless It Faces Complaints, Deming Says
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said during an interview on Friday that he would not review or comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitler speech because the College had not received complaints about the piece.
Housing Day To Be Held Friday After Spring Recess in Break From Tradition
Harvard College will hold Housing Day on the Friday following spring break in 2025 — pushing back the annual festivities more than a week past their traditional date on the Thursday before break.
Eversource Proposes 13% Increase in Gas Rates This Winter
Last winter, Eversource customers saw a historically high price increase in their gas bill. This year is shaping up to be even more expensive.
Student Employees Left Out of Work and In the Dark After Harvard’s Diversity Office Closures
When Harvard College’s three diversity offices shut their doors in July, their 35 undergraduate interns lost their jobs — and for weeks after the office closures, nobody told them.
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.
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.
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.
Harvard Business School Uses AI To Evaluate Students’ Work, Dean Says
Harvard Business School Dean Srikant M. Datar discussed the rapid integration of artificial intelligence across the University, highlighting how HBS faculty are using the technology to give students feedback on their work.
Former Senator Phil Gramm Slams Trump’s Economic Policy At HKS Talk
Former United States Senator Phil Gramm condemned the Trump administration’s economic policy and efforts to take equity stakes in private companies at a Harvard Kennedy School talk on Tuesday afternoon.
Harvard Researchers Develop First Ever Continuously Operating Quantum Computer
A team of Harvard physicists built the first-ever quantum computing machine that can operate continuously without restarting, achieving a major breakthrough in a field that could revolutionize everything from medical research to finance.
Grad Union Stands to Make More Than $1 Million in Annual Dues if Agency Shop Proposal Passes
When Harvard removed more than 900 students from the graduate student union’s bargaining unit in July, the union lost not just 450 official members, but $20,000 in monthly union fees.
Harvard Says Trump Administration Botched Its Antisemitism Findings
Harvard sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services earlier this month, accusing the agency’s civil rights office of twisting facts and misapplying antidiscrimination law in its investigation into antisemitism at the University.
Cambridge Superintendent Finalists Interviewed by School Committee Ahead of Monday Vote
The Cambridge School Committee publicly interviewed the three superintendent finalists for nearly five hours on Tuesday — the final hurdle in a search rocked by controversy.
John Bolton Defends Memoir Amid Potential Trump Espionage Charges at Harvard Forum
Former Trump national security advisor John R. Bolton denied accusations that he had illegally published classified information in 2020 his memoir on working in the Trump administration to a crowd of hundreds at Harvard Kennedy School.
Garber’s Friendship with Trump’s NIH Director Stands the Test of Politics
Before National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya became a top Trump administration official, he was a student of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76.
Researchers Release Report on People Enslaved by Harvard-Affiliated Vassall Family
A group of Harvard-affiliated researchers presented an extensive report Thursday on the people enslaved by the Vassall family, whose members were affiliated with the University and lived at the Longfellow House in Cambridge.
Penny Pritzker Says She Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ How Trump Talks Will Conclude
Harvard Corporation senior fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said on Sunday that the Trump administration had pushed for a $500 million settlement to resolve its six-month standoff with the University — but cast doubt on whether Harvard was considering the sum.
Zusy Seeks First Full Term for Cambridge City Council
Councilor Catherine “Cathie” Zusy has established herself as a moderating voice in an ambitious, pro-development Cambridge City Council — despite only serving for a year. Now, she’s running for reelection to increase affordable housing while preserving neighborhood character.
Harvard Researchers Find Executive Function Tests May Be Culturally Biased
Researchers from Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology found that educated children perform better on psychological tests measuring executive functioning abilities, challenging the accuracy of current measures in studies across different cultures.
NYT Journalist Maggie Haberman Weighs In on Trump’s White House, Democratic Strategy at Harvard Talk
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran K. Mamdani is the Democratic Party’s most effective messenger against Trump, Pulitzer Prize-winning White House correspondent Maggie L. Haberman told a crowd at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night.