José Luis Ortega Castro
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Harvard Resident Tutor Sues University Over Unpaid Wages, Sick Leave
Harvard College resident tutor Mikaila Smith filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the University on Friday on behalf of resident tutors, proctors, and House aides, alleging that Harvard violated Massachusetts labor law by not paying them wages.
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 Dining Workers Rally at Smith Center, Warn of Strike as Contract Talks Drag On
More than 100 Harvard University Dining Services workers rallied outside the Smith Campus Center on Wednesday to demand higher wages, cheaper health care, and more stable year-round employment, as contract negotiations with the University remain unresolved.
Former German Chancellor Says U.S. Bid for Greenland Difficult to Square With International Law
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said President Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland is difficult to reconcile with international law at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday evening.
‘Trial and Error’: SEAS Design Fair Invites Students to Present Capstone Projects
Students from 15 undergraduate courses and organizations flocked to Harvard’s Science and Engineering Complex on Thursday for the annual School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Design and Project Fair.
Researchers Find Random Movement Helps Robots Navigate Crowds Faster
A team of researchers led by Harvard Ph.D. student Lucy Liu ’22 found that robots moving through crowded spaces reached their destinations faster when programmed to move with a small degree of randomness — a finding that could help researchers better understand traffic jams, pedestrian flow, and crowd management.
PBHA Meets Fundraising Goal for 2026 Summer Urban Program After Annual Auction
The Phillips Brooks House Association raised more than $150,000 at its 23rd annual auction Friday night, meeting its goal for the Summer Urban Program, which operates five-week day camps for roughly 700 low-income children in Boston and Cambridge.
‘Very Concerning’: Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs Discusses Declining Public Confidence in U.S. Military at IOP Talk
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Charles Q. Brown Jr. expressed concern about Americans’ growing perception that the U.S. military has become politicized under the second Trump administration at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday.