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Harvard Issues Shelter-in-Place Order After Man Brandishes Knife Near JFK Park
Harvard issued a shelter-in-place order Wednesday morning after alerting students to a man wielding a knife near John F. Kennedy Memorial Park.
Cambridge Educators Union Reaches Tentative Agreements on Two Proposals, Remain At Odds on Key Issues
The union representing Cambridge educators and staff reached two new tentative agreements with the district last week and reported progress on several other proposals, even as disagreements over compensation and protections for immigrant students and staff continue to divide the two sides.
Harvard Classics and Film Professors Praise Nolan for Reimagining ‘The Odyssey’ At Panel
Harvard classics and film experts broadly praised Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” at a panel on Tuesday.
Brigham and Women’s Nurses Postpone Indefinite Strike to Vote on Proposed Contract
The union representing roughly 4,000 nurses at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital postponed an open-ended strike scheduled to begin Wednesday to allow members to vote on the hospital’s final offer, the hospital announced Sunday.
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Former Employee Sues Harvard Alleging Antisemitism in Firing
A former Harvard employee sued the University in federal court Friday, alleging that he was fired in retaliation for taking time off to observe the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Calls on U.S. to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement in IOP Forum
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the United States to return to the Paris Climate Agreement “as soon as possible” after President Donald J. Trump withdrew for a second time last January at a Tuesday Institute of Politics forum.
At Harvard Symposium, Admissions Officers Detail Push to Recruit Rural Students
Harvard admissions officers described the College’s efforts to recruit and support rural students at a panel on Saturday, alongside leaders of two intercollegiate networks that aim to bring more small-town students to selective colleges.
Harvard Law Graduate Navi Pillay Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Navanetham “Navi” Pillay — a Harvard Law School alum, international jurist, and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights — was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Committee announced Friday.
Charlesview Community Fund Disburses More Than $1 Million in Grants to Allston-Brighton Nonprofits
The Charlesview Inc., a nonprofit based in Allston-Brighton, allocated more than $1 million in grants to 29 nonprofit organizations. Jo-Ann Barbour, Charlesview’s executive director, said the organization was able to disburse the largest amount in the grant program’s 13-year history, in part due to increased applications.
Garber Talks Jewish Identity, Free Speech at Launch of New Jewish Thought Journal
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said Sunday that young Jews on college campuses face a far more divided community than the one he grew up in, speaking at a symposium celebrating the launch of YARID, a new student-run journal of Jewish thought.
Harvard Law School Floats Expanding On-Campus Summer Opportunities Following CPT Guidance Restrictions
Harvard Law School is considering expanding on-campus summer opportunities for international J.D. students after new federal guidance effectively restricted the school’s ability to authorize off-campus internships during first-year summers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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