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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Czech Republic President Petr Pavel Urges U.S. Support for Ukraine at Harvard Talk
Czech Republic President Petr Pavel positioned Europe as a key ally for the United States and urged increased American support for Ukraine during a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday.
Harvard Is No Longer Last in FIRE’s Free Speech Rankings. What’s Behind the Numbers?
For the first time in years, Harvard didn’t come dead last in the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression free speech rankings. But experts say the rankings have never told the full story.
Students Mourn the Loss of Free Coffee as Schools, Departments Trim Budgets
Harvard students in the know used to have no problem finding free coffee on campus. Now, schools and departments have removed coffee-making equipment or slapped prices on coffee that was previously poured for free.
Cambridge’s Biotech Industry Threatened by New H-1B Visa Fee
12,000 international workers uphold Massachusetts’s booming technology and biotech industries — including more than 1,000 workers in Cambridge. But new fees on H-1B visas could soon cripple everything from start-ups to big pharma companies in Kendall Square.
Trump Uses Harvard Public Health School Dean’s Research to Link Tylenol to Autism
Harvard School of Public Health Dean Andrea A. Baccarelli met in recent weeks with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’76 and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya to discuss the dean’s study linking acetaminophen to autism, according to a statement by Baccarelli posted on an official White House X account.
Harvard Economists Warn of Risks from Trump’s Economic Policies
Leading Harvard economist Jason Furman ’92 said he is concerned that the Trump administration’s attempts to influence the Federal Reserve could harm the U.S. economy beyond the next four years.
What Happened to Harvard Business School’s $25 Million Racial Equity Plan? The School Won’t Say.
Harvard Business School won’t say what happened to its $25 million Racial Equity Action Plan after the plan was apparently shuttered as Harvard backs away from the language of race and diversity.
Discouraged by Federal Politics, Harvard Students Mobilize in Local Elections
Harvard students discouraged about national politics are finding hope at the local level, throwing themselves into Cambridge politics during the most competitive municipal elections in a generation.