After 60 Years in Harvard Square, Family-Owned Bartley’s Burgers Is Up For Sale
Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage, a Harvard Square fixture for 60 years, is for sale, according to owner Bill Bartley.
Current and Former Harvard Alumni Association Leaders Criticize Harvard Forward’s Board of Overseers Campaign
A group of alumni volunteers — including past and present members of the Harvard Alumni Association’s Executive Committee — penned a letter to other alumni criticizing tactics employed by the group Harvard Forward in this year’s Board of Overseers’ election.
Cambridge School Committee Approves Plan for Remote Fall for Grades 4-12
In a marathon meeting Thursday night, the Cambridge School Committee approved a proposal for remote-only learning for most Cambridge Public School students in grades 4-12, allowing preschool through third-grade families to opt for some in-person learning.
Cambridge Planning Board Recommends Affordable Housing Overlay to City Council
The Cambridge Planning Board voted Tuesday to recommend an affordable housing overlay zoning petition to the Cambridge City Council.
Adams House Resumes Renovations After Five-Month Delay
Construction on Adams House has resumed after a five-month hiatus due to the City of Cambridge’s decision to place a moratorium on construction projects in response to the ongoing spread of coronavirus, according to an email sent to House affiliates Saturday.
Harvard Scientists Illuminate Light’s Surprising Impact on Ultra-Cold Chemistry
Harvard researchers uncovered the surprising role of light in ultra-cold chemical reactions, according to an article published last month in the scientific journal Nature Physics.
Left Out of Fall Planning, Harvard Parents Send Demand Letters to Administration
Parents of the Harvard Class of 2022 organized a group lobbying effort urging the University to reduce the College’s tuition, soften leave of absence policies, and better articulate their decision making around why only a limited number of students will be permitted to return to campus.
Cambridge Police Report Shows Department Owns Military Rifles and Armored Vehicle
Among the inventory are 63 Colt M4 rifles, 11 sniper rifles, 18 MP5 submachine guns, and one Lenco Bearcat — a $350,000 armored vehicle.
Three U.S. Representatives Request Foreign Funding Data in Letter to Bacow
U.S. Representatives James Comer (R-Ky.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) requested Monday that Harvard disclose all records of gifts from the governments and citizens of China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Russia since 2015.
- Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 21 Months for Threatening Prof. Believed to Be Affiliated With Harvard
- Over 20 Percent of Harvard Undergrads Do Not Intend to Enroll in Fall 2020
- Majority of Harvard Personnel to Work Remotely Through End of 2020
- Economics Professor Emmanuel Farhi, Who Wielded His Intellect for Public Good, Dies at 41
- Harvard to Track Affiliates’ Wi-Fi Signals as Part of Contact Tracing Pilot
Opinion
Four First Steps for a Better Editorial Board
Both our impact — like citations in University decisions and national publications — and our mistakes suggest that our community deserves a board that is receptive to the breadth of perspectives on our campus as well as transparent about who we are.
The Language of “Merit” Divides Immigrants When We Most Need Solidarity
Let us not use our privileges as international students or high-skilled workers to further entrench the immigration hierarchy. Let us rethink our toleration of a punitive immigration system.
- Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 21 Months for Threatening Prof. Believed to Be Affiliated With Harvard
- Over 20 Percent of Harvard Undergrads Do Not Intend to Enroll in Fall 2020
- Majority of Harvard Personnel to Work Remotely Through End of 2020
- Economics Professor Emmanuel Farhi, Who Wielded His Intellect for Public Good, Dies at 41
- Harvard to Track Affiliates’ Wi-Fi Signals as Part of Contact Tracing Pilot
Opinion
Four First Steps for a Better Editorial Board
Both our impact — like citations in University decisions and national publications — and our mistakes suggest that our community deserves a board that is receptive to the breadth of perspectives on our campus as well as transparent about who we are.
The Language of “Merit” Divides Immigrants When We Most Need Solidarity
Let us not use our privileges as international students or high-skilled workers to further entrench the immigration hierarchy. Let us rethink our toleration of a punitive immigration system.
