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Harvard Academic Workers Will Strike Tuesday After Final Bargaining Session Ends Without a Deal
Harvard’s non-tenure-track faculty and researchers will walk out of classrooms and labs Tuesday for the first time, after a final bargaining session Monday ended without a contract agreement with the University.
Harvard Plans $21 Million in Renovations to Longwood Buildings
Harvard Medical School and School of Dental Medicine will undertake $21 million in renovations on two buildings next year, according to construction permits filed with the city of Boston.
‘Mayor of Harvard’ Manny Aguiar, Beloved Campus Fixture, Dies at 53
Emmanuel “Manny” B. Aguiar worked as an HVAC operator and coordinator for Commencement for more than 30 years, and was well known for his deep institutional knowledge and willingness to help others. Aguiar died on Oct. 13 at the age of 53.
Harvard Students Struggle With Loss of Academic Support Amid Graduate Student Strike
More than a week after Harvard’s graduate student union went on strike, students are beginning to feel the absence of teaching fellows and course assistants in their classrooms.
GSAS Student Council President Tells Peers to Pitch Departments on New Faculty Hires
The president of the Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council told graduate students to pitch their departments on new faculty hiring lines at a Thursday meeting, citing a “defrost” in last spring’s University-wide hiring freeze.
One Week Into Strike, Graduate Student Workers Rally at University Hall, Urge Deans to Intervene
More than 200 members of Harvard’s graduate student union rallied outside University Hall Tuesday, delivering a letter urging deans to push the University toward a contract settlement one week into their second strike of the year.
FAS Says it Will Recoup McKinsey Fees in Under Six Months, Declines to Disclose Costs
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences expects to recoup its spending on management consulting firm McKinsey & Company in less than six months following a sweeping staff restructuring, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said at a Tuesday faculty meeting.
Harvard Investigated 10 of 48 Discrimination Complaints, Found No Violations, Report Shows
Harvard opened investigations into just 10 of 48 formal discrimination complaints filed between September 2023 and December 2025, finding no policy violations in the eight that reached a determination, according to a long-awaited University report quietly posted online in September.
Harvard Law School Raises Record $135 Million in Fiscal Year 2026
Harvard Law School raised a record $135 million dollars in fiscal year 2026, surpassing its two most recent fundraising years by more than $50 million, according to a person briefed on the giving.
89 Percent of Harvard Dining Workers Authorize Strike, Paving Way for Walkout
Eighty-nine percent of Harvard University Dining Services workers who cast ballots Tuesday voted to authorize a strike, clearing the way for what could be the first dining hall walkout since 2016 as contract negotiations with the University stall.
Harvard Lobbied on Trump’s Visa Cap as Federal Lobbying Spending Dips to $200,000
Harvard lobbied on a congressional resolution that would overturn the federal rule imposing a four-year cap on visas for students and visiting scholars, according to federal lobbying disclosures released Monday.
Harvard Resumes Climate Updates After Skipping Report Last Year, Omits Fossil Fuel Investment Figures
Harvard Management Company released its climate progress breakdown Wednesday after opting not to publish an annual report last year, this time omitting figures that previously detailed how much of the endowment was invested in fossil fuels.
Wellesley College President Paula Johnson Pushes Universities to Foreground Civic Duty in Fifth Annual MLK Lecture
Wellesley College President Paula A. Johnson ’80 said Thursday that universities were “falling short” of their obligation to build civic responsibility in students during this year’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture.
More Than 1,000 Students Sign Petition Backing Dining Hall Workers Amid Contract Negotiations
More than 1,000 undergraduates have signed a petition demanding the University reach a fair contract with its dining hall workers as contract negotiations drag on and the possibility of a strike looms, according to Helen H. Mancini ’29, the director of the Student Labor Action Movement.
Experts Call for Greater Attention to Rural Issues at Harvard Intercollege Rural Symposium
Researchers and administrators from across the Ivy Plus — a group of elite universities that includes the Ivy League, MIT, and the University of Chicago — said Saturday at a Harvard symposium that addressing disparities in rural health, education, and economics starts with building trust with, and listening to, rural communities.
Angela Bassett and Didier Drogba Among 2026 W. E. B. Du Bois Medal Recipients
Harvard awarded eight individuals the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal, the University’s highest honor in the field of African and African American studies, during a Thursday ceremony at Sanders Theatre.
Photojournalists Speak to Importance of Documenting Crises at Weatherhead Center Event
Three photojournalists spoke about the necessity of documenting humanitarian crises, as they often provide the only firsthand account of tragedies, during a Tuesday webinar hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
Groups Tied to Harvard Sue DHS Over New Limits on International Student Internships
A coalition of higher education groups sued the Department of Homeland Security Monday, alleging that two August directives restricting which internships international students can take part in on student visas had caused “irreparable harm” to students and institutions.
Harvard Professors Clash Over Whether University Has Done Enough to Promote ‘Open Inquiry’ in Panel Event
Harvard faculty members were divided on whether freedom of speech in classrooms remains a problem at the University in an “Open Inquiry” panel discussion at the 15th annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference Friday.
Garber Blasts Trump’s Proposed Order Politicizing NIH Grants on Alumni Call
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 slammed the White House’s bid to politicize the approval of National Institutes of Health research funding as “unprecedented” during a Tuesday Zoom call with alumni.
Grad Students, Academic Workers Rally at Science Center as HGSU-UAW Sets Strike Authorization Vote
Around 200 graduate students and academic workers rallied outside the Science Center on Wednesday, threatening another strike as contract negotiations between Harvard and its graduate student union stretch past a year and a half.
Harvard Kennedy School Hired EY-Parthenon to Study Demand for Tech Policy Degree
Harvard Kennedy School hired the consulting firm EY-Parthenon to gauge demand for a possible new degree in technology and public policy, a school spokesperson confirmed, as Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein works to make technology a centerpiece of the school’s plans for the next decade.
Harvard Business School Ends Required Global Immersion for First-Year MBAs
Harvard Business School will no longer require first-year MBA students to travel abroad for a global capstone project, ending a signature element of its first-year curriculum that has sent hundreds of students overseas annually since 2011.
Harvard Kennedy School Pilots Tech Policy Concentration for MPP Students
Harvard Kennedy School launched a pilot concentration in technology policy this semester, giving master’s in public policy students a more technically demanding path through the school’s growing slate of courses on artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
Three Harvard Researchers Leave for Canadian Universities Amid Funding Struggles
Three current and former Harvard researchers are heading north to Canadian universities as part of a sweeping $1.21 billion government effort to recruit top academic talent, with two citing instability in the United States’ research and political climate under the second Trump administration as driving factors.
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