Politics
In 1946, W.H. Auden Was Frightened by Harvard Students
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Qué Viva Chávez
From Mérida to Caracas, Chávez supporters gathered to remember their deceased president.
Former President of Mexico Talks in Kirkland
Former President of Mexico Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa spoke at Kirkland Common Room Tuesday, challenging critics of his crackdown on drugs and organized crime in Mexico and suggesting ways gun control and immigration reform in the U.S. could benefit both nations.
The Honorable Felipe Calderón
As part of the Conversations with Kirkland series, the Honorable Felipe J. Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico (2006 - 2012) and former Harvard Kennedy School fellow, speaks with students about the state of affairs in Mexico during his presidency and now. The event, moderated by Eric P. Lesser '07 HLS '14, took place on Tuesday afternoon at Kirkland House.
AIDS Activists Protest at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's Public Address
House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric I. Cantor called for improvements to the American education system in an address at the Institute of Politics Monday evening.
Freshman Says He Will Seek Cambridge City Council Seat
Logan E. Leslie, current Harvard freshman and former active-duty Green Beret, told The Crimson Monday that he plans to seek a seat on Cambridge’s City Council. If elected, the 26-year-old, who lives off-campus with his wife and daughter, would be the first Harvard College student on the Council in recent memory.
McChrystal: Service Should Feel Like a Responsibility for Harvard Students
Retired General Stanley A. McChrystal called upon Harvard students to serve their country on Monday night as part of a panel hosted by the Institute of Politics.
In 1971, Harvard Students Seized a Building for International Women's Day
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Ward 21 Endorses Markey in Senate Primary
Members of the Ward 21 Democratic Party Committee, which represents residents of the Allston, Brighton, and Fenway neighborhoods, voted unanimously Saturday morning to endorse U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey of Malden in his primary battle against U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch of South Boston.
On the Brink of Sequester, Faust Meets with Lawmakers
During a trip to Washington this week, University President Drew G. Faust met with prominent lawmakers, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III of Massachusetts, and Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, to argue against cuts to federal research funding that will take effect if Congress does not pass a budget deal sometime on Friday.
Building Memorial Church, Swamping a Celebrity, Resisting HUAC
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Outside Funding at Harvard
The Federal Government supplies millions of dollars of research funding to Harvard every year. With the coming Sequester, much of this will not be renewed. On this map, Harvard's schools are colored by the proportion of their budget that is made up of sponsored programs. Click a school for more detail.
New Accusations of Communism at Harvard
The phrase "Kremlin on the Charles" may not be as outdated as you think. According to Republican Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, Harvard Law School was more Red than Crimson as recently as 1995, when he graduated. A spokeswoman for Cruz said that the Senator still stands behind comments he made in at a political rally on July 4, 2010, in which he accused the Harvard Law School faculty of having a stark communist bent. (These comments were recently brought to the fore by New Yorker writer Jane Mayer in the wake of what she called Senator Cruz's "prosecutorial style" of questioning Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense.)
Remedying 'Social Evil' and 'Guilty' Liberal Journalists
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.