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Harvard Launched a Platform for Student-Athletes To Land Brand Deals. Many Don’t Use It.
After the National Collegiate Athletic Association first allowed athletes to profit off of NIL deals in 2021, brand deals became a major currency in the world of college sports.
Women’s Fencing Takes Ivy Title, with Men’s Team Placing Fourth
The Harvard women’s fencing team won the Ivy League Championship Sunday for the first time in nine years, with the men’s team finishing fourth overall.
NCAA Bars Transgender Women From Competing In Women’s Sports Following Trump Executive Order
The National Collegiate Athletic Association changed its transgender participation policy, disallowing transgender women from competing on women’s teams, one day after President Donald Trump banned transgender women from women’s athletics at colleges and schools.
Harvard Removes Transgender Inclusion Policy From Athletics Site After Trump Signs Executive Order
Harvard Athletics removed a policy on inclusion for transgender athletes from its website Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from school and college women’s sports.
Former Penn Swimmers Sue Harvard For Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete
Multiple former swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania sued Harvard in federal court for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships.
Boston College Students Bought Beanpot Tickets Through Link Reserved for Harvard Undergrads
When Harvard released the link to buy tickets to Beanpot — the annual hockey tournament between Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern — for its students, some reserved tickets were sold to BC students.
NIH Communications Freeze Leaves Longwood Affiliates Out in the Cold
Researchers at Harvard’s Longwood medical campus contended with canceled talks and blocked international collaboration as White House officials issued a stream of restrictions on federal funding and communication.
Harvard Medical School Cancels Class Session With Gazan Patients, Calling It One-Sided
Harvard Medical School abruptly canceled a planned Jan. 21 lecture on wartime healthcare and a subsequent panel with patients from Gaza receiving care in Boston, citing student and faculty complaints.
Ivy League To Opt Out of NCAA Settlement, Rejecting Revenue Sharing for Athletes
The Ivy League announced Tuesday that it will opt out of a proposed National Collegiate Athletic Association settlement, declining to provide current and former student athletes with direct compensation through revenue sharing.
Judge Lets Ex-Harvard Hockey Coach File Reply in Latest Clash Over Discrimination Suit
A judge allowed former Harvard women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone to make a second reply to the University’s motion to dismiss her gender discrimination lawsuit, letting Stone’s filing proceed despite Harvard’s opposition.