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Hakeem Jeffries and Maura Healey at Breakfast Club
Politics

Hakeem Jeffries Says Dems Will Let Investigations Into Harvard ‘Run Their Course’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Democrats will let the ongoing congressional investigations into Harvard “run their course” during a press conference Wednesday morning.

Larry Summers in 2014
Student Groups

Garber’s Statement on the PSC Ignites Controversy over Institutional Voice Policy

Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers called on the University to take additional action against a pro-Palestine student group after it released a controversial statement on Monday about the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Rep. Virginia A. Foxx at Congressional Hearing
Student Groups

House Committee Releases Harvard Disciplinary Records

House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chair Virginia Foxx slammed Harvard on Thursday for failing to “impose meaningful discipline” on students who participated in pro-Palestine campus protests.

HJAA
College

Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance Slams Harvard, Global Antisemitism at Event

A number of speakers condemned antisemitism on Harvard’s campus and called on the University’s leadership to better protect Jewish students during an event hosted by the Harvard Jewish Alumni Association on Sunday.

Rep. Virginia A. Foxx at Congressional Hearing
Central Administration

Foxx Says Harvard Obstructed Probe Into Alleged Assault at Pro-Palestine Protest

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Rep. Elise M. Stefanik ’06 (R-N.Y.) accused Harvard of “willfully obstructing” a criminal investigation into the alleged physical assault of a Jewish student during a pro-Palestine protest last year.

Hillel Interior
College

‘A Big Win’: Harvard Expands Kosher Options in Undergraduate Dining Halls

Harvard University Dining Services will expand its kosher food options after a decades-long effort to introduce hot kosher lunches in undergraduate dining halls covered by the College’s undergraduate meal plan.

Capitol Hill Through the Trees
Central Administration

Top Republicans Ask Harvard to Detail Plans for Handling Campus Protests in New Semester

Two top House Republicans demanded in a letter on Thursday that Harvard provide details on how it is preparing to respond to large-scale pro-Palestine campus protests during the fall semester.

Joseph Moakley Courthouse
Central Administration

Federal Judge Denies Harvard’s Motion to Dismiss Antisemitism Lawsuit

A U.S. district judge denied Harvard’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by six Jewish students alleging that the University failed to address “severe and pervasive” campus antisemitism.

Congressional Battles Graphic
Central Administration

Congressional Battles Will Loom Over Harvard President Alan Garber’s 3-Year Term

The relationship between Cambridge and Washington has been fraught for several years, but it took a sharp turn for the worse after former Harvard President Claudine Gay’s disastrous testimony about campus antisemitism.

Interim President Garber Speaks From Holyoke Chair at Commencement
Central Administration

Inside Alan Garber’s Wild, 7-Month Interim Harvard Presidency

Alan M. Garber ’76’s first semester in Harvard’s top job would have tested even the most battle-hardened university president — and technically, he was not even the real president.

Joseph Moakley Courthouse
Central Administration

Federal Judge Hears Arguments in Motion to Dismiss Antisemitism Suit

Attorneys representing six Jewish students in their antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard asked a federal judge to deny the University’s motion to dismiss because a jury trial is needed to investigate its alleged failure to combat antisemitism.​​​​​​​

Netanyahu Speech Palestine Protesters
Politics

Israel’s Netanyahu Takes Aim at Harvard, Student Protesters in Speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took aim at Harvard in his address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday.​​​​​​​

Race and Racism HKS Course
Race

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad To Leave, Join Princeton in 2025

Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who taught the school’s flagship “Race and Racism” course, will leave Harvard at the end of the year to become a tenured faculty member at Princeton University. ​​​​​​​

Looking Up Department of Education
Politics

Department of Education Ends Harvard Antisemitism Investigation

The Department of Education ended its investigation into allegations of antisemitic harassment at Harvard.

Jennifer O'Connor ’87
Central Administration

Former Defense Department General Counsel Appointed Harvard’s Top Lawyer

Former U.S. Department of Defense General Counsel Jennifer M. O’Connor ’87 will serve as Harvard’s next top lawyer, the University announced Wednesday.

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