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Deming at Mem Church Morning Prayers
College

Before Leading Harvard College, David Deming Had a Lot to Say About Its Admissions Policies

Prior to stepping into the role of Harvard College dean in July, David J. Deming was a vocal scholar on elite institutions’ admissions processes, investigating how legacy preferences, athletic recruitment, and testing policies benefit wealthier students in admission to Ivy League schools like Harvard.

City Hall Dramatic
City Politics

Amid Mass. ICE Crackdown, Cambridge City Council Announces More Immigrant Resources

The Cambridge City Council directed City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 on Monday night to design and implement resources to address emergency immigration incidents in Cambridge, as the Immigration and Customs Enforcement cracks down on the Boston Metro area.

Harvard Admissions Entrance
College

Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions

By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.

Charlie Kirk Vigil
Student Groups

More Than 100 Students, Faculty Hold Vigil To Mourn Killing of Charlie Kirk

More than 100 students and faculty gathered on the steps of Widener Library for a Saturday night vigil to honor the life of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and condemn his slaying last week.

Harvard Business School
Central Administration

Harvard Sues Ex-HBS Professor Gino for Defamation, Accusing Her of Falsifying Evidence

Harvard sued behavioral scientist Francesca Gino for defamation in August, alleging the former Harvard Business School professor sent the school a falsified dataset to prove she did not commit data fraud.

University Hall
Breaking News

Federal Agencies Begin Notifying Harvard Researchers of Reinstated Funds

Federal agencies have begun to inform Harvard researchers that they are reinstating portions of research funding frozen since the Trump administration’s pause on $2.7 billion in grants and contracts in the spring, according to a Harvard spokesperson on Wednesday evening.

University Hall
FAS

Epstein’s Birthday Album Includes Notes Apparently Signed by Harvard Faculty, Administrators

Documents released by a House committee on Monday show the signature of former Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean and two-time acting Harvard president Henry Rosovsky alongside lewd images in Jeffrey Epstein’s 2003 birthday album.

Michelle Wu At Rally
City Politics

Wu and Kraft Sweep Tuesday Vote, Advance to General Election

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 and philanthropist Josh Kraft will appear on the ballot for mayor in November after the two came out ahead of a crowded pool in Tuesday’s preliminary election.

Flybase Graphic
FAS

Harvard Funding Cuts Endanger the Massive Fruit Fly Database That Powers Genetic Research

FlyBase lost a multimillion dollar grant when the Trump administration cut off Harvard’s federal funding in May. Now the repository is laying off staff — and researchers worldwide are worried.

Washington Monument
Central Administration

Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In.

DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge’s ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.

Williamson at Students for Freedom Protest
College

After Harvard’s Court Victory, Students and Faculty Rally Against Deal With Trump

Three days after a federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s decision to cancel more than $2.7 billion in federal research funding, roughly 80 Harvard students, professors, and supporters rallied to celebrate the court victory — and to urge the University to avoid a settlement with the administration.

Math Students in Science Center
College

Harvard Docks Course Assistant Pay, Cuts Back on Undergraduate Hiring

Harvard College cut course assistant pay in some departments by $2 and has begun reducing teaching assistant positions for undergraduates amid University-wide budget cuts.

Widener Banners
Central Administration

Judge Hands Victory to Harvard in Funding Lawsuit, Ruling Trump Administration’s Freeze Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it froze more than $2.7 billion in research funding to Harvard, striking down the freeze in its entirety and delivering the University a major legal victory.

People Walk in Harvard Yard
College

Harvard College Disciplinary Cases Tripled in 2023-24 Amid Pro-Palestine Protest Wave

Harvard College’s disciplinary review board tripled its case load during the 2023-24 academic year, calling 90 students to appear for non-academic behavior, according to a report released over the summer.

Harvard Yard, University Hall, John Harvard Statue in Summer
College

Deming Puts Positive Spin on Harvard College Diversity Office Closures, but Acknowledges Outside Pressure

Harvard College Dean David J. Deming told students that the College can no longer host programming targeted at specific races or identity groups during a presentation to Peer Advising Fellows last week — telling attendees he assumed they already understood why the change was necessary.

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