Department of Athletics
Harvard Moves To Dismiss Title IX Lawsuit Over Trans Athlete Participation
Harvard moved on Monday to dismiss a Title IX lawsuit alleging that the University violated the law by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the 2022 Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.
Teams Inconvenienced as Blodgett Pool Closed for Maintenance
Blodgett Pool — the primary pool Harvard’s aquatic sports teams use for practice — has been closed for nearly three weeks as the Athletics Department drains and replaces the pool’s water, forcing multiple teams to move to temporary practice locations.
Court Recommends Letting Ex-Hockey Coach Katey Stone’s Discrimination Lawsuit Move Forward
A federal magistrate judge recommended on Wednesday that the district judge assigned to former Harvard hockey coach Katey Stone’s lawsuit against the University allow most of Stone’s claims to proceed, despite Harvard’s motion to dismiss them.
Men’s Team Recruiting Expenses Doubled In Last Five Years, Harvard Athletics Data Release Shows
Recruiting expenses for men’s athletics teams at Harvard have nearly doubled since 2020, according to a data release filed by the athletics department in October.
As the FAS Aims to Enforce Course Attendance, Harvard Athletes Navigate Missing Class for Travel
With a push by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences to increase class attendance by students, Harvard athletes already trying to balance their courses with travel for athletic competition may soon face greater difficulty in doing so.
Harvard Launched a Platform for Student-Athletes To Land Brand Deals. Many Don’t Use It.
After the National Collegiate Athletic Association first allowed athletes to profit off of NIL deals in 2021, brand deals became a major currency in the world of college sports.
Ivy League To Opt Out of NCAA Settlement, Rejecting Revenue Sharing for Athletes
The Ivy League announced Tuesday that it will opt out of a proposed National Collegiate Athletic Association settlement, declining to provide current and former student athletes with direct compensation through revenue sharing.
A UPenn Student Accused Her Coach of Sexual Harassment. Harvard Hired Him 3 Months Later.
Harvard’s track and field team recruited an assistant coach in 2023 to lead its throwing squad while he had an ongoing Title IX investigation at the University of Pennsylvania, raising questions about whether Harvard Athletics knew about the complaint during the hiring process.
Blanks Breaks 13-Minute Mark in 5k, Signs Pro-Contract with New Balance
After breaking yet another record, Graham Blanks ’25 has signed a sponsorship with New Balance and will forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility to go pro.
Harvard Stadium Field Renamed After Longtime Football Head Coach Tim Murphy
Former longtime Harvard football coach Tim Murphy said in an interview that the University decision to rename the field at Harvard Stadium as a tribute to him was a “tremendous honor.”
Former Harvard Ice Hockey Coach Rebukes Motion to Dismiss Discrimination Suit
Former Harvard women’s ice hockey coach Katey Stone asked a federal judge not to grant Harvard’s motion to dismiss her gender discrimination lawsuit in a Tuesday filing.
‘All Bark, No Bite’: Admin Threats Fail to Deter Black Market for Harvard-Yale Tickets
Undergraduates are participating in what has become a biannual Harvard tradition: selling their Harvard-Yale tickets on the black market and ignoring administrators’ threats that doing so could result in disciplinary action.
Harvard Graduate Council Discusses Harvard-Yale Ticket Prices, Upcoming Social Events
The Harvard Graduate Council planned upcoming social events and discussed high Harvard-Yale ticket prices during a meeting on Monday night.
Ivy League to Consider Allowing Football Teams to Play in Postseason
The Ivy League is considering a proposal to allow the Ancient Eight’s football teams to play in the postseason, according to Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott.
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.
