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Tilly R. Robinson

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Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. Now, they say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.


No ID Checks, but Harvard ‘Determining Next Steps’ After Second Faculty Study-In

Roughly 35 Harvard faculty members held a silent study-in in Widener Library on Friday afternoon, marking the second time faculty have gathered in the library to denounce the University’s protest restrictions.


Harvard Faculty Appeal Temporary Suspensions From Widener Library

Faculty members who were temporarily banned from Widener Library for participating in a study-in protest appealed their sanctions to Harvard Library, calling their suspensions “unlawful violations” of their contracts.


Harvard FAS to Review Student Disciplinary Processes After Faculty Backlash

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is reviewing the disciplinary processes of both Harvard College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, months after many professors criticized the schools’ sanctions against pro-Palestine protesters as inconsistent and excessive.


After Conviction for Lying About China Ties, Ex-Harvard Chemist Gets Approval to Visit Beijing

A federal judge gave former Harvard Chemistry professor Charles M. Lieber permission to visit China for “employment networking” and give a lecture in Beijing — nearly three years after Lieber was convicted for lying to federal investigators about his relationship to China.