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LGBTQ

NCAA Bars Transgender Women From Competing In Women’s Sports Following Trump Executive Order

The National Collegiate Athletic Association changed its transgender participation policy, disallowing transgender women from competing on women’s teams, one day after President Donald Trump banned transgender women from women’s athletics at colleges and schools.

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Front Feature

Residents, Former Staff Allege Hostility and Unsanitary Conditions at Bay Cove Shelters

Residents and former staff of three shelters operated by Bay Cove Human Services in Cambridge alleged — in a public meeting, interviews, and more than 500 pages of public records obtained by The Crimson — that staff berated residents and shelters harbored unsanitary conditions.

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Crime

HUPD, House Administrators Respond to Reports of Man Who Repeatedly Exposed Himself in Pforzheimer House

Pforzheimer House administrators and the Harvard University Police Department responded Monday to reports of a man who repeatedly entered a student dormitory building unclothed from the waist down.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Features

Staff, Parents Ask for Clarity as CPS Transitions K-Lo Students to New Schools

While Cambridge Public Schools works to transition students from the Kennedy-Longfellow School, following a December vote to close the school, parents and staff are saying they need more agency and clarity over what happens next.

Capitol Hill Through the Trees
University Finances

Harvard’s Lobbying Spending Rose by 17% in 2024, the Most in More Than a Decade

Harvard spent $620,000 on lobbying the federal government in 2024 — the most it’s spent since 2010 — as the University attempts to dissuade lawmakers from imposing a larger endowment tax and other financial penalties on the heels of a 2023 leadership crisis.

The White House
Central Administration

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Funding Freeze

A federal U.S. district judge blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to pause funding for federal grants and loans just minutes before it was set to go into effect.

Mallinckrodt Laboratory
Chemistry

Harvard Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung

Harvard agreed to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, a South Korean tech conglomerate, and waived its rights to refile the suit on Monday.

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Central Administration

Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program Identified 913 Enslaved People, 403 Living Descendants Before Layoffs

The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative identified at least 913 individuals enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership and at least 403 of their living descendants, according to an internal report from December.

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City Politics

‘A Complicated Marriage’: Cambridge Calls on Harvard to Increase Optional PILOT Payments

The city of Cambridge called on Harvard to increase their optional municipal payments at a city council meeting Monday night — after failing to reach a new agreement with the University by the end-of-year deadline.

Harvard Management Company (HMC)
University Finances

Harvard Endowment Reinvests $150M in Company Tied to Israeli Settlements in Palestine

The Harvard Management Company reinvested $150 million in Booking Holdings Inc., a company under fire for its operation in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to its 2024 third quarter filings.

Robinson Hall
Central Administration

Harvard Professor Vincent Brown Quits Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee After University Lays Off Research Team

Harvard professor Vincent A. Brown resigned from a committee within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative on Monday, condemning the University’s decision to lay off Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program staff in a scathing resignation letter.

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College

Harvard Quietly Resolves Anti-Palestinian Discrimination Complaint With Ed. Department

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights found that Harvard failed to properly respond to reports of a hostile environment for Arab, Muslim, or Palestinian students. Harvard agreed on Jan. 17 to revise its anti-discrimination policies and keep more detailed records.

Massachusetts Hall in Harvard Yard
Central Administration

Harvard Outsources Program to Identify Descendants of Those Enslaved by University Affiliates, Lays Off Internal Staff

Harvard on Thursday laid off the staff of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program, the unit of its $100 million Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative tasked with identifying descendants of those enslaved by Harvard affiliates.

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College

Following Dining Hall Crowds, Harvard College Won’t Say Whether It Tracked Wintersession Move-Ins

After long lines at the Adams House dining hall on Sunday and Monday, Harvard College declined to disclose how it prepared to accommodate returning undergraduates.

Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School Cancels Class Session With Gazan Patients, Calling It One-Sided

Harvard Medical School abruptly canceled a planned Jan. 21 lecture on wartime healthcare and a subsequent panel with patients from Gaza receiving care in Boston, citing student and faculty complaints.

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