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Harvard Athletes May Not Take Spring Off for Coronavirus Eligibility Relief
Varsity athletes whose spring seasons were canceled due to the coronavirus will not be able to use their extra year of National Collegiate Athletics Association eligibility at Harvard by taking a semester off, according to a Thursday email from Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise.
Ivy League Will Not Allow Athletes to Compete as Grad Students Despite Shortened Spring Season
The Ivy League will not change its policies to allow graduate students to compete in varsity athletics despite the spring athletic season being cut short due to coronavirus, the athletic conference ruled Thursday afternoon.
For Class of 2024, Smaller Applicant Pools Meant Less Competitive Admissions at Harvard, Peers
In light of shrinking undergraduate applicant pools, admissions to a majority of Ivy League schools were less competitive for the Class of 2024 than in recent years.
After Spring Season Canceled, NCAA Says Eligibility Relief ‘Appropriate’ for Athletes
Harvard athletes who were sidelined by the Ivy League’s decision to ax the spring athletics season due to coronavirus will likely receive another year of eligibility, according to a statement put out by the National Collegiate Athletic Association last week.
Harvard Doubles Securities Investment Value, Sells Apple and Microsoft Stock
Harvard Management Company sold its stock in Apple and Microsoft and more than doubled the value of its declared securities investments since the end of the last fiscal year, according to an SEC filing.
Athletics Review Will Focus on Student-Athletes’ Health and Wellness, Khurana Says
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said he hopes the athletics review — which Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay announced earlier this semester — will center around improving student-athletes’ health and wellness.
Flashback: Harvard Splits Strange 2018 Ivy League Title
After back to back Ivy League title losses in 2016 and 2017, Harvard softball looked to finally clinch that coveted Ivy title in their 2018 run. Starting off the season strong, the Crimson looked to make a statement that showed that they would not be denied an Ivy title again.
Six Harvard Alumni Charged in Nationwide Admissions Fraud Scandal
Six Harvard alumni were charged in a nationwide scheme to fraudulently secure admission for the children of affluent parents to top universities through millions of dollars in bribes and falsified standardized test answers.
Harvard Basketball vs. Yale
After beating Yale on Saturday evening, Harvard looks towards next weekend's games against Penn on Friday and Princeton on Saturday. Harvard is locked in as the number two seed in the upcoming Ivy League tournament.
Harvard Invests Heavily in Tech Stocks Compared to Other Top Endowments
Harvard Management Company, the University’s investment arm, invests more heavily in technology companies than the other four largest university endowments in the country, according to the most recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Report Assigns Harvard Failing Grade for Leave of Absence Policy
A study on leaves of absence at Ivy League colleges released this month gave Harvard’s procedures a failing grade, critiquing policies that mandate a minimum length for leaves and set a strict deadline for applications to return.
Grad Unionization Movement Sees Successes Nationwide As Harvard Begins Bargaining
Months after Harvard's graduate students voted to unionize for the first time in the school's almost four centuries of existence, unions at peer institutions around the nation have begun to win both elections and bargaining rights.
Columbia Returns 9 Percent on Endowment, Making It The Only Ivy With Worse Returns than Harvard
The Columbia Investment Management Company, which manages the New York school’s finances, announced that the gains brought its total endowment to $10.9 billion.
Retaking the Ivy League
Page after page of white men wearing rugby shirts, Bermuda shorts, and boat shoes strolling around brick buildings and grassy quads...
Men's Water Polo Sweeps Princeton Invitational
Returning to Cambridge with a perfect record over the trio of this weekend’s matches, there is little chance of the team dropping in the CWPA’s new rankings.
Harvard’s Decision to Bargain Puts Pressure on Peer Institutions, Organizers Say
Labor experts and union organizers say Harvard’s recent move to bargain with its graduate student union may boost unionization efforts at peer universities.
Columbia
Columbia University, where unionized graduate students voted to authorize a strike Saturday.
Columbia Student Union Votes to Strike After University Refuses to Bargain
Columbia’s graduate student union voted to authorize a strike as a response to the university’s refusal to collectively bargain with students.
Admissions Rates at Record Low Across Ivy League, Stanford, MIT
MIT, Stanford, and every member of the Ivy League, with the exception of Yale, set record-low rates for admission to the Class of 2022.
Across Universities, Students Walk Out in Wake of Parkland Shooting
Students at Stanford, Brown, and Cornell, among other schools, walked out in solidarity with the victims of last month’s Parkland shooting.
Preview: Men's Hockey to Battle Dartmouth in ECAC Quarterfinals
With a 2-1 victory over St. Lawrence in Sunday’s matinee, Dartmouth advanced to the quarterfinals of the ECAC Championship where it will clash with the Crimson in a best-of-three series for a spot in Lake Placid's semifinals.