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Central Administration

Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein

Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reopening an old and bitter divide between Summers and the faculty.

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Breaking News

Harvard Brings On Yale Police Chief Anthony Campbell To Lead HUPD

Anthony Campbell will leave his post as Yale’s police chief to serve as the next chief of the Harvard University Police Department, the University announced Thursday.

Larry Summers at the IOP
Central Administration

Email Cache Reveals How Former Harvard President Larry Summers Stayed in Jeffrey Epstein’s Orbit

A new cache of emails released by a House committee paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein. The hundreds of emails — spanning from 2013 to 2019 — reveal how Summers sought out Epstein’s thoughts on Harvard projects, politics, and his personal life.

The United States Capitol during the Government Shutdown
Scrutiny

Harvard’s Funds Are Back. Can Its Scientists Trust the Government Again?

With funding at a constant risk of revocation, Harvard is not out of the clear — and researchers are still fighting for their futures.

Westmorly Court Laundry Room
College

Some Harvard Students Are Excited for Free Laundry. With Higher Fees, Others Think It’s a Wash.

More than 20 students said in interviews with The Crimson that they were excited about Harvard’s move to free laundry, but they worried that the accompanying $250 jump in the student activities fee outweighed the money they would save.

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Health

Opioid Overdoses, Deaths Decreased in Cambridge in 2024

Opioid overdoses and overdose-related deaths in Cambridge decreased in 2024 from the previous year, according to a report released by the Cambridge Public Health Department on Thursday.

Marshall Ganz
Politics

HKS Lecturer Advised Zohran Mamdani on Sustaining Momentum, Avoiding the ‘Obama Trap’

Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Marshall L. Ganz ’64 met with incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani in August to advise his campaign on how to sustain a grassroots movement once in office.

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Football

No. 9 Harvard Football Crushes Columbia 31-14 in Manhattan to Move to 8-0

In the concrete jungle where dreams are made, the No. 9 Harvard football team proved that there’s nothing it couldn’t do, crowning itself as the king of New York as it crushed the Columbia Lions 31-14 on Friday night.

Annenberg at Dusk
Central Administration

Harvard Expands Screening of International Visitors After Federal Probes

Harvard will start screening international participants, faculty, and co-sponsors for all University-affiliated educational events according to an internal presentation obtained by The Crimson.

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College

In Tug-of-War Over Harvard Salient’s Future, Board of Directors Lawyers Up

The Harvard Salient’s board of directors issued a cease and desist order instructing members of the conservative student magazine to stop publishing under the Salient’s name and representing themselves as leaders of the organization, the board announced on Monday.

Laundry
College

Harvard College Raises Student Activities Fee to Mandatory $450 To Fund Free Laundry

Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming announced in an email to the College that laundry will be free for all undergraduates, financed by an increase in the Student Activities Fee to $450.

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Cambridge City Council

Cambridge Elects 2 Challengers with 7 Incumbents to City Council

Cambridge voters reelected seven incumbents and two challengers to the City Council, according to preliminary results announced by the city early Wednesday morning.

University Hall Flag and John Harvard Statue in Late Summer
FAS

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Runs a $350 Million Structural Deficit

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is running an estimated structural deficit of approximately $350 million, a major shortfall that will require a dramatic reworking of its budget, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced in an email to affiliates Tuesday afternoon.

Setti Warren
IOP

Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies Suddenly at 55

Setti D. Warren, the director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics and former mayor of Newton, Mass., died suddenly at his home over the weekend. He was 55.

Harvard v. Dartmouth Craig Record
Football

Craig Shatters All-Time Pass TD Record as No. 12 Harvard Rallies Past Dartmouth

Star quarterback Jaden Craig tallied four touchdowns on his way to shattering Harvard’s all-time passing touchdown record as the Crimson (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) overpowered the Dartmouth Big Green (5-2, 2-2 Ivy) on Saturday to remain undefeated.

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