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William C. Mao

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The Defense Department Canceled a Harvard Project’s Grant. Then It Kept Paying.

The Department of Defense paid Harvard scientists to continue work on their research project, even after the Trump administration said they canceled the grant funding the study, the University claimed in a Friday filing for its lawsuit over the administration’s funding freezes.


DHS Reports on Student, Faculty Protesters Shown in Court for AAUP Trial

A federal judge ordered that five Department of Homeland Security reports on potential criminal activity by student and faculty protesters be shown in court Thursday, overruling the federal government’s repeated requests to keep the documents from the public eye.


Government Used Canary Mission List To Create Reports on Over 100 Student Protesters, DHS Official Testifies

After a lawsuit brought by a Harvard faculty group, a senior Department of Homeland Security official testified in court Wednesday that the government used names from a list compiled by the doxxing website Canary Mission to create reports on more than 100 student protesters nationwide.


Broad Institute Lays Off 75 Workers in Cost-Cutting Wave Amid Trump Funding Threats

The Broad Institute — a biomedical research center affiliated with Harvard and MIT — laid off 75 employees and slashed non-personnel expenses late last month in an effort to shore up its finances as the Trump administration continues to threaten federal funding for scientific research.


Faculty of Arts and Sciences Survey Shows Strong Support for Harvard President Garber

Nearly three-quarters of respondents approved of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 on The Crimson’s annual Faculty of Arts and Sciences survey as he leads Harvard’s resistance to the Trump administration. Harvard’s governing boards saw improved but still negative approval ratings.


Faculty of Arts and Sciences Overwhelmingly Backs Harvard’s Fight Against Trump, Survey Shows

A decisive majority of faculty who responded to The Crimson’s annual survey of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences support the University’s lawsuit against the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze — and believe Harvard shouldn’t cut a deal with the White House.


Harvard Says HHS Findings Prove Trump Admin Should Have Used Title VI Process Before Axing Grants

After the Department of Health and Human Services issued findings accusing Harvard of violating civil rights law, the University said the notice proved the administration should have followed Title VI procedures before cutting its federal funding.


National Jewish Advocacy Center Files Amicus Brief Backing Trump Admin Against Harvard’s Funding Suit

Two Jewish advocacy groups filed amicus briefs this week in the Trump administration’s legal clash with Harvard, which has sued 11 federal agencies for freezing nearly $3 billion in research funding.