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Sociology Professor Connects Polarized State Policies to Diverging Mortality Rates at Harvard Talk

Syracuse University Sociology Professor Jennifer K. Montez suggested that disparities in working-age mortality rates across the U.S. have been rising as state policies become increasingly polarized at a Thursday lecture hosted by the Sociology Department.


Pritzker Says Federal Funding ‘Will Not Return’ to Previous Levels Under Strain from Trump

Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said she is not expecting federal funding to return to “where it has been,” warning of lasting financial headwinds in the wake of Trump administration policies in an interview with the Harvard Gazette published Thursday.


Harvard’s Task Forces Are Still Waiting for Their Pluralism Hub

Six months after a joint subcommittee of Harvard’s task forces on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias recommended that Harvard establish a campus center for pluralism, the University has yet to enact their recommendation.


Harvard Events Turn To Chatham House Rule As Political Tensions Rise

The Chatham House Rule, a diplomatic convention dating back to the 1920s, has taken root at Harvard in recent years as faculty and administrators try to combat self-censorship amid rising political tensions.


Harvard Moves to Dismiss HBS Graduate’s Antisemitism Lawsuit

Harvard filed a motion on Monday to dismiss Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s ongoing lawsuit against the University, claiming that Segev failed to show that Harvard violated antidiscrimination law in its response to an alleged assault against him at a protest.


Harvard Medical School Postpones Transgender Healthcare Course After Inquiry Into Fee Waiver Legality

Harvard Medical School postponed an online course on transgender healthcare after the National Review, a conservative news outlet, contacted the school about the legality of offering fee waivers to transgender and “gender diverse” participants.


Harvard Continues Record Spending on Lobbying in Third Quarter of 2025

Harvard spent $220,000 lobbying the federal government between July and September, continuing a year-long surge in federal advocacy spending as the University faces sustained financial threats from Washington, according to disclosures filed last week.


Removal of Harvard PSC’s ‘Wall of Resistance’ Sparks Confrontation Between Larry Summers, College Officials

The removal of a weeklong exhibit by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee in the Science Center plaza led to a confrontation between former University President Lawrence H. Summers and College administrators on Thursday afternoon.


FAS Officials Confront Union Organizers Over Harvard’s Campus Use Rules During Rally

Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials confronted members of Harvard’s campus unions over their use of a megaphone at a Thursday rally on the steps of Widener Library, citing a violation of Harvard’s campus use rules.


Sandel, Deming, Kennedy Clash Over Meritocracy in Higher Education and Democracy

Harvard professors Michael J. Sandel, Randall L. Kennedy, and College Dean David J. Deming debated the role of meritocracy in democratic societies at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s inaugural academic freedom lecture on Thursday night.


Under Pompeii’s Ash, Harvard Researchers Unearth Everyday Life in Ancient Rome

To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, and remote sensing. Lee Graña, an assistant field director from the University of Bologna, brought a unique focus on ichthyology — the study of fish and their remains — to better understand the diet of the home’s elite residents.


Cambridge City Council Denounces Harvard’s Removal of 900 Grad Students From Union

The Cambridge City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday condemning Harvard’s removal of roughly 900 workers from its graduate student union, calling on the University to address the demands of its unions during ongoing contract negotiations.


Archeologist Clemency Coggins Criticizes Peabody Museum’s 20th-Century Chichén Itzá Excavation Project

Renowned archaeologist Clemency C. Coggins criticized Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography for excavating the Mexican Sacred Cenote without properly accounting for the “archaeological context” of the site.


Harvard Reports First Deficit Since Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2025, Sees 12% Endowment Growth

Harvard reported an operating loss of $113 million — its first budget deficit since 2020 — as its financial footing shakes from disruptions to federal funding, even as the total value of its endowment grew by 11.9 percent to $56.9 billion, according to its fiscal year 2025 financial report.


Harvard Unions Stage Poster Campaign in Protest of Black Lives Matter Sign Removal

Members of three Harvard unions plastered hundreds of Black Lives Matter posters across campus on Thursday to protest the University’s decision to remove a sign bearing the same message from two professors’ office windows this summer.


Current-Use Donations to Harvard Hit Record $629 Million in Fiscal Year 2025

Harvard received a record-breaking $629 million in current-use donations during fiscal year 2025, representing a 19 percent increase from last year and the largest total in University history, according to the annual financial report released on Thursday.


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