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State, City Officials Emphasize Importance of Design in Addressing Housing Issues at GSD Talk
Officials from across the country said that their experience working in local government underscored the importance of design in improving and innovating cities at a talk hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
‘We Are Here to Fight Back’: Massachusetts Legislators Decry DOGE Access to Treasury
Massachusetts politicians on Tuesday blasted Elon Musk’s moves to slash federal government spending while serving as an unelected official in Donald Trump’s administration.
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.
Panelists at IOP Forum Criticize Trump’s Policies, Ask Harvard for 'Soul-Searching'
A panel of economic and foreign policy experts looked for silver linings in Donald Trump’s first two weeks of executive orders at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics forum on Wednesday evening.
As Mass. Legislators Work to Ban Phones in Schools, CPS Students See Ups and Downs
As a bill prohibiting the use of cell phones in public schools is making its way through the Massachusetts state legislature, students at Cambridge Public Schools — where a similar policy was adopted last fall — raised concerns about the phone restrictions.
Nearly 200 Harvard Affiliates File Complaints Alleging ‘Hostile Environment’ for Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims
Nearly 200 students, faculty and other Harvard affiliates filed discrimination complaints with the University alleging a “hostile environment” against Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims following Harvard Medical School’s cancellation of a panel featuring patients from Gaza.
Here’s How Cambridge Residents Would Solve the Affordable Housing Crisis
The affordable housing crisis has plagued Cambridge for more than a decade. As councilors have failed to reach a consensus on how to address the issue, upzoning proposals consistently occupy Cambridge City council meetings week after week.
Graduate Students’ Union Withdraws Unfair Labor Practice Charge Alleging Encampment Surveillance
Harvard’s graduate student union withdrew a labor complaint that accused the University of violating workers’ rights during the spring pro-Palestine encampment last month, citing concerns about changes to the U.S. labor board under the Trump administration.
Former Penn Swimmers Sue Harvard For Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete
Multiple former swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania sued Harvard in federal court for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete at the 2022 Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships.
CPS Says Students Will Be 'Unaffected' by Trump Funding Cut for K-12 Schools
As the Trump Administration threatens to cut federal funding for school districts across the country, Cambridge Public School leaders assured parents that the district will maintain business as usual.
Leaders of Harvard Divinity School’s Religion and Public Life Program To Depart Abruptly
The associate dean of the Religion and Public Life program at the Harvard Divinity School departed suddenly in January, creating turnover at the top of an initiative that became a lightning rod for controversy in fall 2023.
FAS Faculty Praise Proposed Non-Attribution Policy, But Ask Whether It Will Stand Up to Subpoenas
A recent Faculty of Arts and Sciences report recommended that the FAS enforce a non-attribution policy for classroom speech — but professors questioned at a Tuesday meeting whether the proposed rule would allow statements to remain private in the face of subpoenas.
Kraft Officially Launches Boston Mayoral Campaign
Philanthropist Joshua Kraft officially announced his candidacy for Boston mayor on Tuesday — and lost no time criticizing Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 for a lack of results on her campaign promises.
Brattle Street Review Provides Outlet for Creative Writers at Harvard Extension School
The Harvard Extension School’s Brattle Street Review — a student-run bi-monthly publication of creative writing, nonfiction, and visual artwork — published its seventh issue Saturday, providing a network for HES students hoping to break through a “paper ceiling” in the literary field.
Gregory Terrell Seabrooks Elected as Harvard Law Review President
The Harvard Law Review elected Gregory Terrell Seabrooks as its 139th president of the Harvard Law Review last Saturday, the Harvard Black Law School Association announced on Sunday.
