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Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In.
DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge’s ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.
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Blocked By Trump’s Travel Ban, One Iranian Student Wonders If She Will Ever Make It to Harvard
Rozhan Rasti was admitted to Harvard’s Class of 2029. But she can’t enter the United States — and so far, no lawyers have taken…
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Before Sending April 11 Demands, Trump Administration Privately Floated an Aggressive Agenda to Harvard
A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive…
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Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale
Since George T. Andreou ’87 became the press’s director in 2017, staff alleged — in interviews, union surveys, and letters to…
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The Weight of Lightweight Rowing
It is an open secret that lightweight rowing can promote disordered eating. But the category persists as a collegiate sport,…
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Hour by Hour: How Harvard’s Donations Surged After Garber Challenged Trump
Contributions to Harvard spiked after the University refused demands from the White House on Monday. Read an hour-by-hour breakdown…
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Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?
When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber…
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Most Schools Dream of Sending Students to Harvard. These 21 Expect To.
For many schools, to send a student to Harvard is a blip, a rare anomaly in an obscure and lofty admissions process. But for a…
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How an India-Based Education Firm Became Blacklisted by Harvard Student Groups
Big Red Education, an India-based education firm, aims to “democratize the Ivy League experience.” But former mentors for the…
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Infighting and Pressure From Above: Inside Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative
The $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative is meant to redress the University’s historic ties to slavery. But…
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Provost, Placeholder, President: How Alan Garber Won Over the Harvard Corporation
In fall 2023, Alan Garber ’76 was eyeing retirement — not a promotion. But his efforts to guide the University out of crisis and…
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How Lesley University Descended Into Crisis
As Harvard began to make international headlines in fall 2023, its lower-profile neighbor in Cambridge had spiraled into a full…
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Undergrad Sues Harvard IRC After Removal Over $170,000 ‘Financial Stress Test’
Theo J. Harper ’25 sued the Harvard International Relations Council after he was temporarily removed from the group in December…
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‘This Has to Stop’: Harvard Set to Consider Institutional Neutrality
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 is expected to announce a working group that will consider a policy of institutional…
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88 Days: The Unraveling of Claudine Gay’s Harvard Presidency
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned on Jan. 2, ending her tenure as the University's 30th president after it was clear the…
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Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns, Shortest Tenure in University History
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday afternoon, a stunning downfall for Harvard’s first Black president and former…
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Former Harvard Corporation Head William Lee ’72 Helped Prepare Gay Ahead of Testimony, Highlighting Complex Dual Roles
Former Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow William F. Lee ’72 and a team of lawyers from his firm, WilmerHale, played a major role…
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Harvard President Gay Traveled to Washington to Quell the Backlash. Her Testimony Only Made it Worse.
Harvard President Claudine Gay appeared before Congress Tuesday to quell the backlash against the University. Instead, the hearing…
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‘Bullied Into Leaving’: Harvard Research Admin File Workplace Complaints, Leave Department En Masse
Top Harvard officials repeatedly failed to address workplace complaints against Associate Dean for Research Administration Services…
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The Abolitionist and the Prisoners’ Union
Fifty years ago, the Massachusetts corrections commissioner handed the keys to the men incarcerated at Walpole State Prison. They…
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What’s in a Name? Ken Griffin’s $300 Million Donation Floods Harvard with Cash and Questions
Republican megadonor Kenneth C. Griffin ’89 $300 million donation to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences — which renamed the Graduate…
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‘Ghosted’: Clients, Mentors Seek Money and Answers from Harvard Dropout’s College Admissions Startup
Clients and former admissions mentors are still seeking refunds, compensation, and answers more than six months after the acquisition…
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‘Still Unresolved’: Harvard Student Group Missing Approximately $30,000 After Leadership Dispute
The former president of the Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative, just weeks after the conclusion of her term, transferred…
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