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John S. Rosenberg
Central Administration

Harvard Magazine Editor Rosenberg to Retire, Ending 30-Year Tenure

Harvard Magazine editor John S. Rosenberg will retire in April, ending his three-decade tenure at the head of the alumni magazine.

Alan Garber Holyoke Chair
Central Administration

Alan Garber ’76 Installed as Harvard’s 31st President in Private Ceremony

Alan M. Garber ’76 was inaugurated as the 31st president of Harvard University in a secret ceremony Saturday evening, four months after he was officially appointed to the role for a three-year term.

Penny S. Pritzker ’81 at Gay's Presidential Announcement
Central Administration

Pritzker Defends Naming Gay Harvard President in First Interview Since May 2023

Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said she stood by her decision to appoint Claudine Gay as the 30th president of the University during an interview with The Crimson on Monday.

President Gay at Congressional Hearing
Central Administration

House Committee Reveals Private Deliberations Behind Harvard’s Disastrous October 9 Statement

In a tense exchange of emails and text messages two days after Hamas attacked Israel, 18 top Harvard administrators collectively drafted — and watered down — a public statement that backfired, drawing wide condemnation and ultimately contributing to Claudine Gay’s resignation as president.

Racial Justice and Political Correctness
Harvard Law School

HLS Professor Randall Kennedy Defends Harvard’s Free Speech Culture at Debate

Harvard Law School Professor Randall L. Kennedy defended Harvard’s free speech culture with George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley at HLS Thursday.

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay at Her 2023 Presidential Inauguration
Central Administration

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay Celebrated at Black Alumni Society Event

The Harvard Black Alumni Society awarded former Harvard President Claudine Gay its award for “Leadership and Courage” on Saturday at the first University-wide Black alumni conference in more than a decade.

Garber Cover Graphic
Central Administration

Provost, Placeholder, President: How Alan Garber Won Over the Harvard Corporation

In fall 2023, Alan Garber ’76 was eyeing retirement — not a promotion. But his efforts to guide the University out of crisis and manage the 20-day encampment in Harvard Yard earned him a three-year term as the 31st president of Harvard.

Middlesex County Superior Court
FAS

Harvard Settles With Applied Physics Professor Who Sued Over Tenure Denial

Harvard reached a last-minute agreement to settle a lawsuit with a former School of Engineering and Applied Sciences associate professor who sued the University in 2020 over his tenure denial.

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.​​​​​​​

Garber Commencement
Central Administration

Harvard Will Refrain From Controversial Statements About Public Policy Issues

After months of grappling with a campus fractured by a polarizing debate over the Israel-Hamas war, Harvard announced on Tuesday that the University and its leadership will refrain from taking official positions on controversial public policy issues.

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Central Administration

Harvard’s Next Presidential Search Will Face New Challenges Amid Attacks on DEI

Like it or not, the selection of Harvard’s 31st president will inevitably be viewed by key stakeholders through the prism of identity politics — and it’s like that more people will be disappointed than pleased.

University President Drew G. Faust
Politics

‘Endangered’: Drew Faust Passionately Defends Higher Education at Harvard PBK Ceremony

Former University President Drew Gilpin Faust offered an impassioned defense of higher education and denounced politicians for “denigrating and destroying” the academy during her keynote address to Phi Beta Kappa honorees on Tuesday.

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College

‘How Far Is Too Far?’: Pro-Palestine Activism Under the Garber Presidency

Alan Garber has largely drawn praise for his measured response to controversy and his ability to assuage a divided campus. But some students and faculty have condemned Garber’s approach to protests for being unusually repressive and forceful, drawing new, unprecedented lines around campus speech and protest.

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Commencement

Copy-and-Paste: How Allegations of Plagiarism Became the Culture War’s New Frontier

Harvard had already found itself in the crossfires of the culture war. But with new software at their disposal and a trove of unscrutinized scholarship to dive into, the plagiarism allegations against Claudine Gay had opened up a new frontier.

Capitol Hill Through the Trees
Central Administration

Interim Harvard President Alan Garber Takes the Political Battle to Washington

Interim President Alan Garber is visiting Washington to rebuild Harvard’s relationships with White House officials and members of Congress as he attempts to guide the University out of crisis.

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