Hate Crimes, Violent Crime at Harvard Rose in 2025, According to HUPD Annual Report

The number of hate crimes reported by the Harvard University Police Department increased by 50 percent from 2024 to 2025 — as total crime fell by 18 percent — according to HUPD’s annual security report.

Harvard Police Reopen Memorial Hall After Bomb Threat Prompts Shelter-in-Place Order

The Harvard University Police Department responded to a bomb threat at Memorial Hall Monday morning, prompting the University to issue a shelter-in-place order for people near the building.

Harvard Police Face Staffing Shortage as Union Negotiations Drag On

The union representing Harvard’s police officers have been without a contract for nearly a year amid negotiations over pay increases. Now, officers say the department is understaffed and struggling to bring in new hires.

National Labor Relations Board Rejects Harvard Appeal, Finds University Violated Federal Labor Law

The National Labor Relations Board upheld a ruling that Harvard violated federal labor law by refusing to provide the University’s police union with a report on a dispute between Harvard University Police Department officers, rejecting the University’s appeal of the December decision.

Man Charged in Harvard, MIT Assaults Ordered Held Without Bail

A district court judge ordered July 21 that the man charged in connection with two assaults on Harvard’s campus remain held without bail, finding him too dangerous for release — his first in-person appearance since he was charged in May.

Harvard University Police Union Backs Solet for Middlesex District Attorney

The union representing Harvard University Police patrol officers endorsed David M. Solet in the Democratic primary for Middlesex district attorney, backing the challenger against his former boss, incumbent Marian T. Ryan.

Man Charged in Lowell House Assault Faces New Charges From Peabody Terrace Incident

The man charged in connection with a reported assault at Lowell House and a breaking and entering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is facing two new charges from an earlier alleged assault outside Harvard-owned Peabody Terrace apartments.

HUPD Responds to Reported Assault in Lowell House

The Harvard University Police Department responded to a report of an assault at Lowell House on Tuesday evening, according to an emergency email alert sent to University affiliates.

MIT Police Say Man Matching Lowell House Assault Suspect Entered MIT Dorm

A man who matched the description of the suspect in a reported assault at Lowell House followed another person into an Massachusetts Institute of Technology residence hall shortly after the Harvard incident Tuesday evening, according to an alert from the MIT Police Department.

Harvard Police Host Active Shooter Trainings for College Students After Fatal Brown Shooting

The Harvard University Police Department is launching active shooter training sessions in residential buildings across campus, citing a need for greater preparedness after multiple nearby shootings over the past year.

HUPD Quietly Updates Hazing Report, Says Harvard Independent Received Warning — Not Probation

The Harvard University Police Department quietly updated its hazing transparency report on Thursday to reflect that the Harvard Independent received a warning — not probation — following an April 2025 hazing incident.

Harvard Independent Sole Group Found To Have Violated College’s Hazing Policies In New Compliance Report

The Harvard Independent was the only student organization found to have violated the College’s hazing policies during the 2024-25 academic year, according to a report released by the Harvard University Police Department on Wednesday.

NLRB Finds Harvard Violated Federal Labor Law in Dispute with Police Union

The National Labor Relations Board found last week that Harvard violated federal labor law by refusing to share the findings of an investigation into a dispute between officers in the Harvard University Police Department with the union representing the police force’s rank-and-file members.

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.

HUPD Boosts Security After Brown Shooting, Says No Threat to Harvard

The Harvard University Police Department has increased security on campus after a shooting at Brown University killed two people and hospitalized at least nine others, the department wrote in a Sunday statement to The Crimson.

Judge Dismisses HBS Grad’s Antisemitism Lawsuit Against Harvard

A federal judge dismissed Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev’s discrimination lawsuit against Harvard, ruling on Thursday that Segev failed to show he experienced severe and pervasive antisemitism on campus.

Harvard Brings On Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell To Lead HUPD

Anthony Campbell will leave his post as Yale’s police chief to serve as the next chief of the Harvard University Police Department, the University announced Thursday.

Student Flung Brick at Canaday Window on Saturday, Drawing HUPD Response

Harvard police were called to Canaday Hall on Saturday evening after a freshman allegedly threw a brick at another resident of the dorm, breaking the window on an interior door.

Harvard University Police Department Reports Falling Campus Crime in 2024

Violent crime on Harvard’s campus decreased by 52 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to a report from the Harvard University Police Department released Wednesday.

Harvard Police Union Accuses University of Withholding Information

The union representing Harvard’s police officers accused the University of withholding the report from an investigation of a dispute between two officers, making their first public arguments in front of the National Labor Relations Board since the complaint was filed last year.

Truck Hits Northwest Building, Causing Minor Damage and Temporary Street Closure

A food delivery truck hit the corner of the Northwest Science Building on Wednesday morning, causing minor structural damage and a temporary street closure.

HUPD Sergeant Sues Harvard for Age Discrimination

A current Harvard University Police Department sergeant is suing the department and its former chief for alleged age discrimination, the second such lawsuit in three months to hit University’s embattled police force.

With Clay’s Exit, Harvard’s Police Department Is Left Fractured

HUPD Chief Victor A. Clay joined the department with a mandate to reform it after scandal. Behind his sudden resignation, he leaves a police force that current and former officers described as splintered, demoralized — and with no clear path forward.

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Harvard Police Chief Clay Resigns Abruptly Amid Discontent in HUPD

Harvard University Police Department Chief Victor A. Clay abruptly resigned Thursday afternoon, nearly four years after joining the department with a mandate to reform it after his predecessor departed in controversy.