Faculty
In Court Filing, Trump Administration Blasts AAUP Lawsuit Against Immigration Orders
Lawyers for the federal government asked a judge to reject a lawsuit from the Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors, arguing that the group misapplied the First Amendment in their condemnation of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
In Harvard’s Refusal, AAUP Sees Momentary Victory
The American Association of University Professors’ national office — and Harvard’s chapter — cheered Harvard’s decision to refuse the Trump administration’s demands.
Professors Applaud Harvard’s Refusal To Comply With Trump
Some of Harvard’s most prominent faculty applauded University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for his refusal on Monday to comply with the Trump administration’s demands to keep its federal funding.
At Rally on Cambridge Common, Hundreds Call On Harvard To Defy Trump
More than 500 demonstrators attended the rally, which was organized by Harvard’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the Cambridge City Council, and the national 50501 movement.
Harvard AAUP Sues Trump Administration To Stop $9 Billion Review of Harvard’s Federal Funding
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors sued the Trump administration on Friday to end its ongoing review of the University’s federal funding, alleging the review was coercive and unlawfully undermined academic freedom.
HBS Professor Bharat Anand ’88 Tapped to Lead NYU’s Stern School of Business
Bharat N. Anand ’88, the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning and HBS professor, was named the next Dean of NYU’s Stern School of Business, the school announced on Thursday. He will depart Harvard for the new role in August 2025.
‘Appalling’: Harvard Experts Criticize Trump Administration’s Signal Leaks
National security experts at Harvard expressed shock at the Trump administration’s breach of security in a March Signal group chat, criticizing their mode of communication while praising journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.
Former Peruvian President Slams Peru’s Congress at IOP Forum, Calls for New Generation of Leaders
Former President of Peru Francisco Sagasti criticized Peru’s sitting Congress as corrupt and authoritarian at a forum hosted by the Harvard Institute of Politics on Friday evening, saying he hoped a new generation of lawmakers could introduce necessary reforms.
Faculty Votes To Eliminate Option To Take Gen Ed, QRD Courses Pass-Fail
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted overwhelmingly to eliminate the option to take courses fulfilling the Harvard College General Education and Quantitative Reasoning with Data requirements on a pass-fail basis at a Tuesday faculty meeting.
Facing Trump’s Ultimatum, Harvard Has No Easy Choices
Harvard may find itself walking a tightrope to keep its funding after the Trump administration sent a Thursday night email demanding DEI cuts and policy changes. But some prominent voices are calling on the University to reject the balancing act altogether — and emerge instead as academia’s anti-Trump standard-bearer.
Harvard FAS Elects 6 New Members to Faculty Council
The Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences elected six new members to its Faculty Council, elevating several professors hoping to exert more control over the University’s governance amid the Trump administration’s attacks on higher education.
FAS Declines To Debate Resolution Condemning Trump
An effort to open debate on whether Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences should condemn President Donald Trump’s threats to academic freedom failed at a Tuesday faculty meeting, falling short of the 80 percent threshold needed to discuss the motion.
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.
The FAS Dean Told Centers To Comply With Classroom Norms Committee Report. The Committee’s Co-Chair Was Surprised.
History professor Maya R. Jasanoff ’96, who co-chaired the Classroom Social Compact Committee, was caught off guard when FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra cited the CSCC’s report to justify requiring FAS center directors to show their centers promote viewpoint diversity.
Khurana Suggests Trump Admin Is Using Antisemitism Fears As Pretext for Campaign Against Higher Ed
Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said at a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting on Tuesday that the federal government has weaponized genuine concerns about campus antisemitism to justify its attacks on higher education.
