Events
Former OCR Head Catherine Lhamon Talks Ed Department Cuts at HGSE
Former Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education Catherine E. Lhamon said the Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the department will put students at risk at a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum on Tuesday.
HLS Environmental Experts Criticize Trump’s ‘Illegal’ Environmental Protection Agency Rollbacks
Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program Executive Director Carrie Jenks and HLS Professor Richard Lazarus discussed the “chaos” of President Trump’s recent Environmental Protection Agency rollbacks at a Salata Institute forum on Tuesday.
Perplexity CEO and Co-Founder Explore Harvard’s Start-Up Landscape in Campus Visit
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and co-founder Johnny Ho ’17 spent the past two days rubbing elbows with Harvard’s top business and engineering affiliates before participating in a Monday panel on the future of generative artificial intelligence.
Center for Middle Eastern Studies Leaders Dismissed for Alleged Lack of Balance in Events on Palestine, Harvard AAUP Says
Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the Center for Middle Eastern Studies’ faculty leaders on Wednesday because he felt their programming on Palestine was insufficiently balanced, according to a Monday press release from Harvard’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors.
UAW President Urges Harvard Not to ‘Cave’ to Trump Admin at IOP Forum
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called on Harvard to stand up against the Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding at an Institute of Politics forum on Monday.
Journalist Connie Chung Lambasts Trump, State of the Media at Harvard Graduate School of Education Talk
Veteran news anchor Connie Chung slammed President Donald Trump and the current state of the media at a Harvard Graduate School of Education event on Sunday.
HBS Awards Over $300k to Student and Alumni Start-Ups
Harvard student and alumni teams were awarded a total of $315,000 at the finale of the 29th annual Harvard Business School New Venture Competition. The event featured 12 finalist teams and drew hundreds of students, faculty, and affiliates to Klarman Hall last Thursday.
At IOP Forum, Legacy Protest Leaders Say Younger Protesters Need to Take More Risks in Era of Retribution
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, a constitutional law professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said protestors need to brace themselves for potential legal consequences at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday night.
HLS Students Defeat Faculty for Third Consecutive Courtroom Classic Title
For the third straight year, a team of Harvard Law School students bested their faculty opponents to take home the “Courtroom Classic” title in a 65-63 double overtime thriller.
American Actor Jeremy Pope Discusses Queer, Black Identity and Performance at College Event
Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, and Tony-nominated actor Jeremy Pope spoke about identity, his upbringing, and navigating the entertainment industry as a queer Black artist during a talk on Thursday afternoon.
Former Indian Supreme Court Justice Reflects on Her Career at HLS Lunch
Indu Malhotra, the former Indian Supreme Court Justice, dissected her legal career and past rulings during a lunch discussion at the Harvard Law School on Monday.
World Bank President Ajay Banga Talks Jobs and Development at IOP Forum
World Bank President Ajay S. Banga said global development initiatives must prioritize job creation at a Harvard Institute of Politics Forum on Monday.
Susan Wolf Delivers 2025 Mala Soloman Kamm Lecture in Ethics
Philosopher Susan Wolf delivered the 2025 Mala & Soloman Kamm Lecture in Ethics to nearly 50 Harvard affiliates on Thursday, examining the relationship between responsibility, blame, and punishment.
Filmmakers and Activists Talk #StandWithHer Movement at IOP Forum
The panel, which featured Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, reflected on the #StandWithHer movement — a global campaign inspired by Pahuja’s Oscar-nominated film To Kill a Tiger — which highlights women’s security and the role of men in gender equality.
At IOP Forum, Robert Putnam Warns of ‘More Trumps’ In America's Future
Political Scientist Robert D. Putnam argued the election of U.S. President Donald Trump was not a landslide victory, but a “symptom” of worsening social isolation at an Institute of Politics Forum on Wednesday.
