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Almost Half of Harvard's Undergraduate Council Will Not Return to Govern
At least 23 representatives who served during the spring term — of 51 total members — are either declining to run for re-election or have resigned their positions in recent months.
Bacow Heads to Home State of Michigan In Quest to Fix Harvard’s Image Problem
Bacow, a Michigan native, stopped through Detroit and Pontiac to make the case to locals that Harvard can positively impact their lives and neighborhoods. The trip comes at a perilous moment for higher education in America.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Casts Six Women, Ending Nearly 200 Years of All-Male Performances
Hasty Pudding Theatricals has cast six women to perform in its 2019 show, completing a co-ed shift the group vowed last semester and ending an almost two-century period during which only men could act in Pudding productions.
Harvard Asks Judge to Allow Students to Testify in Admissions Trial
Harvard asked a federal judge to allow a number of College students and alumni to testify in support of its race-conscious admissions policies. But the group suing the University doesn't want them to speak.
With Endowment Tax on the Horizon, Harvard Still Doesn’t Know How to File Its Returns
Harvard is still awaiting federal guidance on how to file taxes under a law passed in Dec. 2017 that levied an “unprecedented” excise tax on some universities’ endowment returns, according to a spokeswoman.
Harvard Law School Increasingly Favors Applicants With Real-World Work Experience
If you want to get into Harvard Law School, you should probably spend some time working in the real world before you apply to hit the books in Cambridge, according to the school's chief admissions officer.
Faculty Council Debates Proposal to Kill Shopping Week
Many students’ worst scheduling fear is one step closer to reality after Wednesday’s Faculty Council meeting. There is now an official proposal on the table to end shopping week — though it's far from implementation.
Harvard Study: 29 Percent of Opioid Prescriptions Come Without Pain Diagnosis
Nearly 30 percent of opioid prescriptions do not cite a pain-related diagnosis, a new Harvard Medical School and RAND Corporation study has found.
What One Student’s Marked-Up Harvard Application Reveals About the Admissions Process
One student's reviewed application, made public as part of the admissions lawsuit, sheds light on how the College assesses candidates — and on just what it takes to be Harvard material.
Obama Education Secretary Criticizes Trump Administration's Record on Education
The former secretary of education and Harvard Basketball alumnus shared his insights about the present state of American education at the IOP Tuesday night.
Harvard, Univ. of Michigan Partner to Address Economic Opportunity, Opioid Crisis
Harvard and the University of Michigan will partner on initiatives and summits to address economic opportunity and the opioid epidemic.
Harvard’s Farmland Holdings Come Under Fire In New Report
Harvard Management Company has spent more than $1 billion to buy more than 800,000 hectares of farmland, a new report estimates.
Students Remember Harvard Senior Blair for Her Humor, Friendship at Memorial Service
Pictures of Courtney S. Blair '19 lined the walls. Flowers and candles lay scattered around the room. Students snacked on Fruit Gushers — one of Blair’s favorite foods, according to a close friend.
80-Year-Old Woman Pushing Walker Dies After Hit-and-Run in Cambridge Parking Lot
An 80-year old woman died this afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in an apparent hit-and-run in a parking lot, spurring the Cambridge Police Department to spend hours seeking the driver responsible.
'This is Not Normal': Harvard IOP Fellows Dissect The Trump Administration
The Kennedy School's fall Institute of Politics fellows took the stage at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Thursday to offer a shared conviction — that, under the Trump administration, America has strayed into a political Twilight Zone.