Higher Education
Deming Encourages AI Literacy, But Warns Against Overreliance in Ec 50 Talk
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming encouraged students on Monday to learn how to use artificial intelligence, telling an economics class that the technology has spread faster than the personal computer or the internet and is already reshaping the labor market they will soon enter.
HGSE Pauses Ed.L.D. Admissions for 2026-27 Academic Year Amid Program Redesign
The Harvard Graduate School of Education is not accepting applications to its Doctor of Education Leadership program for the 2026-2027 academic year as the program undergoes a redesign, according to HGSE spokesperson Paul Belsito.
Back in the Classroom, Claudine Gay Will Ask Harvard Students to Rethink Harvard
More than two years after her resignation, former Harvard President Claudine Gay will return to teaching — beginning with a course that asks students to scrutinize the very institution that shaped, and ultimately unraveled, her presidency.
Harvard Spent Nearly $1 Million on Federal Lobbying in 2025, Including $230,000 in Q4
Harvard spent nearly $1 million in federal lobbying in 2025 — its highest total in more than two decades — as the University faced mounting financial and regulatory pressure from the Trump administration.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2025
At Harvard, 2025 opened with a showdown — and never relented. Federal demands threatening the University’s funding and autonomy plunged Harvard into a sustained clash with the Trump administration. The pressure reshaped budgets, shuttered diversity offices, and cast international students’ visa status into doubt. Amid the turmoil, President Alan M. Garber ’76 secured a permanent extension at Harvard's helm. Here, The Crimson looks back at the 10 stories that shaped Harvard — and Cambridge — in 2025.
More Harvard Undergrads Are Reporting Disabilities, Bringing Rate in Line With National Average
Roughly a fifth of undergraduate students at Harvard received disability accommodations last year — an increase of more than 15 percentage points over the past decade, according to data published annually by the National Center for Education Statistics.
HGSE Program Partners with States to Evaluate, Identify Effective Education Policies
The States Leading States initiative — a Harvard Graduate School of Education program that aims to identify effective schooling policies by analyzing state education programs — announced its first cohort of partner states last month.
Sandel, Deming, Kennedy Clash Over Meritocracy in Higher Education and Democracy
Harvard professors Michael J. Sandel, Randall L. Kennedy, and College Dean David J. Deming debated the role of meritocracy in democratic societies at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s inaugural academic freedom lecture on Thursday night.
Harvard Professors Debate Future of Education in Age of AI at HGSE Forum
Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the field of education — and professors at Harvard are doing their best to chart a course in the uncertain waters.
Garber Asks Affiliates to Defend Harvard in First Day of Classes Sermon
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 called on affiliates to stand with the University as it fights the Trump administration in court in an address at Memorial Church Tuesday morning.
Trump Expands Race Data Disclosure Requirements, Putting Harvard Admissions Under Scrutiny Again
Harvard and all other American universities will now be required to submit data proving that they do not consider race in admissions, following a Thursday memorandum from President Donald Trump.
Trump Signs Order Directing Investigations Into University Accreditors
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday evening directing the United States Department of Education to overhaul the federal higher education accreditation system — with a specific mandate to eliminate the consideration of diversity, equity, and inclusion in accreditation processes.
Harvard Spends Record Amount on Lobbying in First Quarter of 2025 As It Fends Off Federal Threats
Harvard spent $230,000 on federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2025 — its highest quarterly total since George W. Bush’s presidency — as the University tries to fortify itself against attacks from Congress and the White House.
College Dean Rakesh Khurana Declines To Say How Harvard Will Respond to Homeland Security Demands
Outgoing College Dean Rakesh Khurana declined to say whether Harvard would provide the Department of Homeland Security information on international students’ disciplinary records and protest participation in a Tuesday interview with The Crimson.
Conservative Journalist Jason Riley Calls Higher Ed ‘Intellectually Intolerant’ at HBS Talk
Fox News commentator and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason L. Riley discussed “The Trouble of Social Justice” and the decline of higher education in the U.S. at an event hosted by the Harvard Business School Conservative Club on Wednesday.
Trump’s Order to Shutter Education Department Ushers in Period of Uncertainty for Universities
After firing half of the Education Department’s personnel, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to close the Education Department – the latest blow to higher education.
Hoekstra Tells FAS To ‘Prepare for Significant Financial Challenges’ Amid Uncertainty From Washington
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that she has instructed FAS officials “to prepare for significant financial challenges” and “build financial capacity” as President Donald Trump ramps up threats to Harvard’s funding.
HGSE Affiliates Are Pessimistic About Education Careers Under Trump Admin
Under threat of funding cuts and the Trump administration’s federal hiring freeze, students and professors at the Harvard Graduate School of Education say their options to pursue humanitarian work and public teaching careers in education have been restricted.
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 handful of high schools, a Harvard acceptance is an expectation — not an aspiration.
HGSE Faculty Votes in ‘Near-Unanimous Decision’ to Create Faculty Senate
The Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty voted on Monday to establish a University-wide faculty senate.
‘Impeccable’: Higher Education Experts Say Garber’s Academic Record May Spare Him From Scrutiny
Alan M. Garber ’76 comes into the Harvard presidency armed with a stacked resume: three degrees from Harvard and one from Stanford, time on both faculties, and more than a decade serving as Harvard’s second-highest administrator.
3 Years Ago, 2U Purchased edX From Harvard and MIT for $800 Million. It Just Filed for Bankruptcy.
2U Inc., the virtual education startup that acquired an online platform jointly launched by Harvard and MIT, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the company announced in a press release.
Department of Education Ends Harvard Antisemitism Investigation
The Department of Education ended its investigation into allegations of antisemitic harassment at Harvard.
‘Endangered’: Drew Faust Passionately Defends Higher Education at Harvard PBK Ceremony
Former University President Drew Gilpin Faust offered an impassioned defense of higher education and denounced politicians for “denigrating and destroying” the academy during her keynote address to Phi Beta Kappa honorees on Tuesday.
‘That’s the Miracle’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Talks Undergrad Years, Future of AI at Harvard Event
OpenAI CEO and billionaire technology entrepreneur Sam Altman discussed his startup journey and the future of artificial intelligence at an event in Memorial Church on Wednesday.
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