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Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Tells Faculty to Prepare for Long-Term Funding Loss Under Trump

At a Tuesday meeting of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra braced faculty for long-term changes amid what she acknowledged would be a drawn-out struggle with the Trump administration.

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Arts and Humanities Dean Focuses on Small Changes as Hiring Freeze Stalls Larger-Scale Planning

At the end of his first year as Harvard’s Arts and Humanities dean, Philosophy professor Sean D. Kelly has been thinking big about how to make the humanities work for career-driven undergrads — and taking small steps to support faculty in the division. But some bigger changes have been put on hold as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences tightens its budget following the Trump administration’s moves to axe federal funding.

Charles Lieber Sentencing
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Ex-Harvard Chemist Charles Lieber Joins Chinese University

Former Harvard Chemistry professor Charles M. Lieber, who was convicted of lying to federal authorities about his ties to China in 2021, took a new job as a professor at a Chinese university last week.

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Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale

Since George T. Andreou ’87 became the press’s director in 2017, staff alleged — in interviews, union surveys, and letters to Harvard officials — that he belittled employees and mismanaged the publishing house.

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FAS Closes Barker Center Cafe, Citing Financial Strain

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences closed the Barker Center Cafe and laid off its 20 student employees and manager at the end of service on Wednesday, citing budget concerns.

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More Than 80 Faculty Pledge 10 Percent of Pay To Support Harvard’s Fight Against Trump

More than 80 Harvard faculty members pledged to donate 10 percent of their salaries for up to a year to support the University in its resistance against the Trump administration’s attempts to exact concessions and freeze billions in federal funding.

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Economics Professor Stefanie Stantcheva Awarded the 2025 Clark Medal

Professor of Political Economy Stefanie Stantcheva was awarded the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal by the American Economic Association, according to a Friday announcement.

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Harvard AAUP Changes Litigation Strategy in Response to Funding Cuts

After a $2.2 billion cut was announced on Monday, Harvard’s chapter of the AAUP withdrew its request for a judge to block funding freezes from the Trump administration, instead asking for a preliminary injunction.

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Trump’s Demands to Harvard, Analyzed

The Crimson analyzes how the demands in Friday’s letter converge with the debates that have played out on Harvard’s campus in recent years — and national battles over the future of higher education.

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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.

AAUP-City Council Protest for Democracy Attendees
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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.

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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.

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Trump Admin Cuts $200,000 From Harvard’s Ukraine Institute

The Trump administration terminated nearly $200,000 in federal funding from the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute last week, amid a wave of cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities.

National Bureau for Economic Research in April 2025
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Researchers Lose Federal Funding at Cambridge-Based National Bureau of Economic Research

Ari Ne’eman, an assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health, had been studying disability income and employment for five months before his funding through the National Bureau of Economic Research was cut by the Trump administration.

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Faculty Senate Planning Body Meets With Peer Schools, Considers Pushing for Corporation Seat

The planning body for a University-wide faculty senate is considering whether faculty should push for representation on the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, according to its first progress report released Saturday.

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