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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.
Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Votes In Favor of Faculty Senate Planning Body
The Harvard Kennedy School’s faculty overwhelmingly voted to in support of a University-wide faculty senate planning body, according to a Wednesday email obtained by The Crimson.
The Mayor of Cambridge Has Seen It All
When people speak about E. Denise Simmons, who has been an elected official in the City for more than 30 years, they speak about Cambridge: how it’s shifted, how it’s stayed the same, and how she’s borne witness to all of it. But the question seemingly no one can answer is where, exactly, Simmons fits in today.
Pritzker Defends Naming Gay Harvard President in First Interview Since May 2023
Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said she stood by her decision to appoint Claudine Gay as the 30th president of the University during an interview with The Crimson on Monday.
Some Students Paid $100 to Attend a Final Club Party. They Were Left in the Rain Instead.
More than 100 Harvard and Yale students were stranded in the rain for two hours Friday night in an attempt to gain entry to a Harvard-Yale pregame party hosted by the A.D. and Fly final clubs.
Yale Dominates in The Game, Harvard to Share Ivy Title
Harvard fumbled its chances at becoming the sole champion of the Ivy League as Yale defeated the Crimson 34-29 in the 140th playing of The Game on Saturday.
Harvard Quarterback Jaden Craig to Start Against Yale
Harvard’s star quarterback Jaden Craig will start on Saturday against Yale, returning to play just one week after he left the field on a stretcher after taking a scary hit against the University of Pennsylvania Quakers, according to two people familiar with the situation.
As Harvard-Yale Approaches, Students Try to Get School Spirit Off the Bench
Last year, Yale treated Harvard students to a raucous tailgate before The Game. On Saturday, undergraduates are looking to repay the favor — but they have to contend with cautious administrators and a lacking sense of school spirit.
Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?
When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. They say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.
‘All Bark, No Bite’: Admin Threats Fail to Deter Black Market for Harvard-Yale Tickets
Undergraduates are participating in what has become a biannual Harvard tradition: selling their Harvard-Yale tickets on the black market and ignoring administrators’ threats that doing so could result in disciplinary action.
‘Standing at the Intersection’: The Medical Humanities’ Struggle for Footing at Harvard
In the last decade, universities across the country have expanded their medical humanities programs. But at Harvard, professors and students point to a need for formalized curricula and greater cross-field faculty hiring.
Six Harvard Students Selected as Rhodes Scholars From US, Canada
Six members of Harvard’s Class of 2025 were selected as American and Canadian Rhodes Scholars to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford.
Harvard Clinches Share of Ivy League Title With Comeback Win Over Penn
The victory, which came minutes before the Dartmouth Big Green dropped a crucial game to the Cornell Big Red, allowed Harvard to secure a share of the Ivy League title for the second straight season.
