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Harvard FAS Is Developing a Contingency Plan for Drastic Federal Funding Cuts

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said Tuesday that the FAS is developing a contingency plan for the looming possibility that the Trump administration hits Harvard with steep federal funding cuts.

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Kestenbaum Required to Hand Over Documents in Ongoing Lawsuit, Judge Rules

Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum will have to hand over a series of documents related to his ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard, after a judge approved the University’s request to compel the production of documents on Wednesday.

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300 Protesters Rally Against Trump, Garber, and Leadership Changes to University Centers

In the largest Harvard pro-Palestine rally this year, nearly 300 protesters marched from the Science Center, down Massachusetts Avenue, and through Widener Gate on Tuesday to protest the University “complying with fascism” and shake-ups at major academic centers on religion and the Middle East.

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Trump Administration To Review Billions in Federal Funding to Harvard

Three federal agencies announced a review of more than $8 billion in “multi-year grant commitments” to Harvard as part of an ongoing investigation into the University by the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on Monday.

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Garber Promises To ‘Engage’ With Federal Antisemitism Task Force After Funding Threats

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said he would welcome the opportunity to work with the White House in an email to Harvard affiliates just hours after the Trump administration initiated a review of more than $8 billion in federal funding.

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Trump Takes Aim at Harvard’s Go-To Law Firm WilmerHale

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s Thursday order that sought to block WilmerHale — a firm that has represented Harvard in several high-profile lawsuits — from government business.

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GOP Rep. Targets Federal Judge, Harvard Overseer Theodore Chuang ’91 for Impeachment

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) filed impeachment articles against United States District Court Judge Theodore D. Chuang ’91 — a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the University second-highest governing body — on Monday.

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Harvard Grad Union Agrees To Bargain Without Ground Rules

Harvard’s graduate student union agreed to negotiate its third contract with the University without ground rules on Friday, after the two sides were unable to agree on policies for bargaining observation.

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Title VI: An Old Law Is a New Tool in the War for Harvard

In the Trump administration’s campaign to punish colleges and universities for their response to pro-Palestine protests, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act has emerged as the clear legal weapon of choice.

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Kestenbaum Files Opposition to Harvard’s Request for Documents

Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard, filed opposition to Harvard’s motion to compel him to produce documents relating to the case, claiming Harvard’s argument is “baseless.”

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As Antisemitism Lawsuit Drags On, Harvard Demands Kestenbaum’s Messages With Politicians

Harvard filed a motion on Friday to compel Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit, to turn over communications with politicians and messages from the “Harvard Pro-Israel WhatsApp group.”

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Nonie Lesaux Named HGSE Dean After 9 Months in Interim Role

Interim Dean Nonie K. Lesaux will become dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education after holding the interim position since July, the University announced on Thursday.

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More Than 500 Alumni Ask Harvard To Defend Free Speech Under Trump

More than 500 Harvard alumni signed an open letter to President Garber urging the University to make a public statement committing to protect free speech and maintain its independence.

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‘Writing Crime into Blackness and Anti-Blackness into Law’: Devon Carbado Delivers Annual HLS Belinda Sutton Lecture

New York University law professor Devon W. Carbado discussed the “afterlife” of chattel slavery at the annual Belinda Sutton Distinguished Lecture at Harvard Law School Tuesday.

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Harvard Requested Kestenbaum Delete X Post Denouncing DEI Officer

Harvard requested Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum remove a critical social media post about Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri A. Charleston.

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