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HGSE Faculty, Students Sign Letters Condemning Trump’s Education Agenda
In the days leading up to Harvard’s dramatic refusal of the Trump administration’s demands, more than 140 Harvard Graduate School of Education students, faculty, and staff signed onto a letter urging Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and HGSE Dean Nonie K. Lesaux not to capitulate to the government.
Former OCR Head Catherine Lhamon Talks Ed Department Cuts at HGSE
Former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education Catherine E. Lhamon said the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the department will put students at risk at a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum on Tuesday.
Nonie Lesaux Named HGSE Dean After 9 Months in Interim Role
Interim Dean Nonie K. Lesaux will become dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education after holding the interim position since July, the University announced on Thursday.
Russian Dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza Calls Trump Admin’s Relationship With Ukraine ‘Absolutely Horrendous’
Russian dissident Vladimir V. Kara-Murza said he has lost faith in the United States’ commitment to protect Ukraine during a Tuesday talk at the Davis Center. Kara-Murza, a journalist and fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as incompetent.
Petition for New HGSE Regalia Sparks University-Wide Review, But Only Minor Changes
Harvard undertook a University-wide review of Commencement regalia after Ed.L.D. students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education raised concerns about the color of their Commencement robes.
Carl Zimmer Says Federal Research Cuts Could Spell Uncertain Future for Air-Borne Disease Research
New York Times columnist and Yale biophysics professor Carl Zimmer said the disruption caused by impending governmental research cuts could threaten both future air-borne disease research and national public health efforts at a Harvard book talk on Wednesday.
At Harvard Talk, National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi ’08 Says Biden’s Climate Policy Will Outlast His Term
White House National Climate Advisor Ali A. Zaidi ’08 said at a Harvard talk Wednesday that the Biden administration’s climate policies would be resilient in the face of a Republican-controlled Congress and President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.
The Sad Truth of Happy Hour in Massachusetts
A stalled push to repeal a ban on happy hour in Massachusetts has reignited a debate over the state’s drinking laws and nightlife.
Harvard Professor-Led Company Says It Reconstructed Genome of Extinct Tasmanian Tiger
Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences, a company co-founded by Harvard professor George M. Church, announced last week that it had reconstructed the genome of the extinct Tasmanian tiger with more than 99.9 percent accuracy — the most complete ancient genome of its kind.
‘They Are Scared’: Journalists, Pollsters Discuss Presidential Elections at HKS Forum
Journalists and political experts analyzed the latest polling and reporting ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election at a Monday night panel hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School New England Alumni Association and Harvard Law School Association of Massachusetts.