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Play by Play: How Student-Athletes Ended Ivy League Football’s 80-Year Ban on Postseason Games
The Ivy League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee led the effort to overturn the league’s 1945 ban on postseason play.
House Republicans Threaten Funding Cuts, Endowment Tax After Yearlong Antisemitism Probe
Top House Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), urged Congress to more aggressively enforce Title VI antidiscrimination provisions against universities and reiterated threats to strip federal research funding over allegations of antisemitism in a report released Thursday.
Kennedy-Longfellow School To Close Following Unanimous Vote by Cambridge School Committee
The Cambridge School Committee voted unanimously to close the Kennedy-Longfellow School at their last scheduled regular meeting of the year, following extensive criticism during a nearly two-hour public comment period.
How HUPD, City Police Departments Worked Together to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests
More than 300 pages of emails obtained by The Crimson via a public records request show how the Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments alerted each other to protest activity in the months following Oct. 7.
Garber Privately Tells Faculty That Harvard Must Rethink Messaging After GOP Victory
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the turn against higher education in Washington posed a greater threat to the University than anything in recent memory, making his most direct comments yet on Republicans’ sweep to power during a closed-door session of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Harvard Accepts First Students to Class of 2029 but Releases No Admissions Data
Harvard College released its first offers of admission to the Class of 2029 on Thursday evening but little else as the Admissions and Financial Aid Office withheld information about the number of applicants and admitted students for the first time in decades.
Harvard’s Derek Bok Center Lays Off 5 Employees Under New Faculty Director
The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning quietly laid off at least five employees over the past two weeks as part of a restructuring effort, reducing its total staff by almost 25 percent.
Garber Says Harvard Can and Should Condemn Hateful Speech Under Institutional Voice Policy
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University should condemn speech that is antisemitic, racist, or otherwise hateful, calling such actions acceptable under the University’s institutional voice policy.
Alan Garber ’76 Installed as Harvard’s 31st President in Private Ceremony
Alan M. Garber ’76 was inaugurated as the 31st president of Harvard University in a secret ceremony Saturday evening, four months after he was officially appointed to the role for a three-year term.
In Allston’s Brazilian Community, New Arrivals Suffer in Overcrowded Apartments
Dozens of people, including 10 Brazilian immigrants who live or lived in overcrowded apartments in Allston-Brighton, described dangerous physical conditions and an overwhelming mental toll that came with their housing situation. They see few other options.
Harvard Returns the Remains of 7 Ancestors to the Oneida Indian Nation
Harvard has repatriated the remains of seven Oneida Indian Nation ancestors and associated funerary objects that were held in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, the Oneida Nation announced Wednesday.
Harvard College Will Place Students on Involuntary Leave for Missing 2 Weeks of Class
Harvard College students who miss two weeks of classes will be placed on involuntary leaves of absence “in most cases” under a Student Handbook amendment that will take effect in the 2025-26 academic year.
In Reversal, Harvard Offers International Students Winter Housing
The Harvard College Housing Office offered campus winter recess housing in emails to dozens of international students on Monday afternoon, reversing its initial decision to reject the housing applications and subsequent appeals.
HMS Is Facing a Deficit. Under Trump, Some Fear It May Get Worse.
Harvard Medical School administrators and professors are already worried about the school’s tightening budget and declining federal research funds. Trump’s reelection adds a whole new level of risk.
Denied Winter Campus Housing, International Students Scramble to Find Alternative Options
Many international students on financial aid at Harvard are scrambling to find lodging over winter break after the College Housing Office unexpectedly denied their housing applications, sparking outrage among undergraduates.
