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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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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