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Residents Weighs in as Developers Propose Affordable Housing Development at Maximum Height

Capstone Communities and Hope Real Estate Enterprises — the firms behind two existing 100 percent affordable developments in Cambridge — offered residents preliminary details of their first project, 2072 Massachusetts Ave., developed under Cambridge’s Affordable Housing Overlay on Wednesday.

HLS Clinic Partners with City of Boston to Assist Formerly Incarcerated Citizens

Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinics launched the Fresh Start Entrepreneurship and Financial Capability Program in collaboration with First Step Alliance and the City of Boston to offer formerly incarcerated individuals entrepreneurial skills for financial stability as they re-enter society.


Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Partners With Boston Medical Center for Child Abuse Reporting Training

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launched a partnership with the Boston Medical Center in April to educate medical residents at the hospital about their legal responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse.


Harvard IOP Hosts First Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights Forum

The Harvard Institute of Politics and the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School invited activists to the JFK Jr. Forum to discuss their fight to further queer rights at the first ever Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights panel.


Harvard President Garber Says Widener Protest Warranted Disciplinary Action

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said that he believed it was “appropriate” to discipline student protesters who staged a silent “study-in” in Widener Library last month, but stopped short of saying he agreed with the decision to ban students from the library for two-weeks.


Anti-Abortion Lawyer Defends Crisis Pregnancy Centers at Federalist Society Event

Lawyer Erin M. Hawley spoke about her work representing anti-abortion organizations against recent legal challenges at a Tuesday event organized by the Harvard Law School Federalist Society, a conservative student group.

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Partners With Boston Medical Center for Child Abuse Reporting Training

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau launched a partnership with the Boston Medical Center in April to educate medical residents at the hospital about their legal responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse.

Harvard Yard Closed Overnight After Vandalism of University Hall, John Harvard Statue

The University restricted access to Harvard Yard overnight to Harvard University ID holders on Wednesday following the Tuesday vandalization of University Hall and the John Harvard statue by a pro-Palestine activist.

HLS, HKS Professors Launch New Tool To Assess Local Public Opinion

Professors from Harvard and George Washington University launched a data visualization tool early last month to help legislators better assess local opinions on policies.

Harvard IOP Hosts First Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights Forum

The Harvard Institute of Politics and the Carr Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School invited activists to the JFK Jr. Forum to discuss their fight to further queer rights at the first ever Global LGBTQ+ Human Rights panel.

Harvard President Garber Says Widener Protest Warranted Disciplinary Action

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said that he believed it was “appropriate” to discipline student protesters who staged a silent “study-in” in Widener Library last month, but stopped short of saying he agreed with the decision to ban students from the library for two-weeks.

Harvard, Other Ivies Accused of Violating Federal Antitrust Law in Financial Aid Lawsuit

Harvard and dozens of other elite private universities were accused of violating federal antitrust law by collaborating on a financial aid strategy in a federal class-action lawsuit.

Anti-Abortion Lawyer Defends Crisis Pregnancy Centers at Federalist Society Event

Lawyer Erin M. Hawley spoke about her work representing anti-abortion organizations against recent legal challenges at a Tuesday event organized by the Harvard Law School Federalist Society, a conservative student group.