Harvard’s Mittal Institute Helped Book a Nine-Day Hindu Recitation at Sanders. Then Its Own Faculty Revolted.
For nine days in August, roughly 1,000 people a day filled Sanders Theatre for a Hindu devotional recitation that Indian outlets hailed as a landmark moment for Harvard. Behind the scenes, the Mittal Institute had spent weeks trying to get Harvard's name off it.
Harvard’s Mittal Institute Helped Book a Nine-Day Hindu Recitation at Sanders. Then Its Own Faculty Revolted.
For nine days in August, roughly 1,000 people a day filled Sanders Theatre for a Hindu devotional recitation that Indian outlets hailed as a landmark moment for Harvard. Behind the scenes, the Mittal Institute had spent weeks trying to get Harvard's name off it.
Goldberg Convenes Harvard Law School AI Committee As Donors Float Condensed J.D. Program
Harvard Law School Dean John C.P. Goldberg has convened a steering committee to shape the school’s response to artificial intelligence — and fielded repeated suggestions from top donors that the school condense its three-year J.D. program to two.
Harvard Football Turns to a New Chapter. Here’s What To Know About Team 153.
Heading into head coach Andrew Aurich’s third season at the helm of Harvard football, the expectations are as high as ever. However, with a new quarterback and a dramatic clash with Yale looming, the Crimson has some questions to answer as it vies for another Ivy League championship.
Harvard Football Turns to a New Chapter. Here’s What To Know About Team 153.
Heading into head coach Andrew Aurich’s third season at the helm of Harvard football, the expectations are as high as ever. However, with a new quarterback and a dramatic clash with Yale looming, the Crimson has some questions to answer as it vies for another Ivy League championship.
Cambridge School Committee to Consider Three Options for Kennedy-Longfellow Building
The Cambridge School Committee narrowed their sights on three possible uses for the former Kennedy-Longfellow School building — marking the most concrete step to fill the facility since the district closed it two years ago.
Anthropic and Microsoft Researchers Weigh Limits of Artificial Intelligence at Berkman Klein Panel
Researchers from Anthropic and Microsoft split on the limits of artificial intelligence during a Berkman Klein Center panel on Monday, two days after Anthropic’s chief executive urged AI companies to slow down their work.
HUA Bars Funding for Board Retreats, Tightens Outside Donation Rules
The Harvard Undergraduate Association will no longer fund club board retreats and has tightened its rules on outside donations in a bid to direct grant money toward “underfunded and resource-constrained organizations,” according to updated financial guidelines.
HUA Bars Funding for Board Retreats, Tightens Outside Donation Rules
The Harvard Undergraduate Association will no longer fund club board retreats and has tightened its rules on outside donations in a bid to direct grant money toward “underfunded and resource-constrained organizations,” according to updated financial guidelines.
Harvard Rejects Jewish Alumni Group’s Call to Revoke Kristof Honor, Citing Free Speech
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein has refused to strip New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof of an endowed lecture honor, writing that withdrawing the invitation would call into question the Kennedy School’s “very commitment to free speech,” according to letters obtained by The Crimson.
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