The Scoop
“Crusties”: The Harvard Band’s Extraordinary Alumni
It might seem odd to most people to see a raucous band with 18- and 80-year-olds marching alongside one another, but for the Harvard Band, it’s embedded into tradition.
What Was Lost in the SEAS Layoffs
The news of the layoffs came in a scheduled message from the dean. Around 7:40 or 8 a.m., Yoon received another email from his manager requesting a meeting — he took it as another bad sign. He’d been setting up equipment for his course when he had to step away for the Zoom call.
Where Does Harvard’s Orientation for Activists Fit In Now?
With the Trump administration cracking down on diversity initiatives and administrators showing less tolerance for campus activism, it is unclear whether the program — as decades of students knew it — has a place in Harvard College’s future.
Could Harvard Have a Hoover Institution?
Within discussions about creating an institution like Stanford’s Hoover, Harvard faces a challenge to balance pressure from too many interests — including a dual mandate of nonpartisanship and support of conservative students.