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Harvard Admissions Office
College

With International Admits in Limbo, Harvard Extends Waitlist Admissions Past June 30 Cutoff

Harvard College will continue to admit waitlisted students to the Class of 2029 past the traditional June 30 deadline as the Trump administration’s regulatory attacks threaten to prevent international students from attending.

Harvard Law Review
Politics

A Mass Leak Showed the Harvard Law Review Assessed Articles for DEI Values. Some Authors Say That’s Not a Problem.

After a massive leak, the Harvard Law Review was accused of using a racially conscious and ideologically discriminatory rubric to evaluate article submissions. But many of the authors whose works were evaluated in the leaked documents didn’t see it that way.

Harvard Chabad House
Cambridge

Harvard Chabad’s Path to 5-Story Expansion Plan Opens Up Following Settlement With City

Harvard Chabad’s long-running legal dispute with the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals has finally come to an end after the two groups reached a settlement agreement earlier this month — paving the way for a massive expansion of Chabad’s space.

U.S. Capitol Building at Sundown
Central Administration

House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Harvard for Financial Aid Documents in Ivy League Antitrust Probe

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to Harvard on Thursday, demanding documents on the school’s financial aid process as part of an ongoing congressional investigation into alleged tuition-fixing across the Ivy League.

Harvard Graduate Student Union meeting at the Littauer Center
Labor

Grad Union To Ask Harvard To Require Non-Members To Pay Union Fees

Harvard’s graduate student union plans to present a proposal requiring all workers represented by the union to pay fees, even if they are not members — a long-held request that will come to the table in a Friday bargaining session with the University.

Kennedy-Longfellow School
Cambridge Schools

Kennedy-Longfellow Building Will Reopen as Public School, CPS Superintendent Says

The Kennedy-Longfellow School building will reopen as a public school within the district, Cambridge Public Schools Interim Superintendent David G. Murphy confirmed in a presentation on Monday.

U.S. Capitol Building Senate Chambers Against the Great Rotunda
Politics

Senate Finance Committee Proposal for 8% Endowment Tax Could Cost Harvard $200 Million Per Year

The Senate Finance Committee released proposed changes to the House’s tax and spending bill that would introduce an 8 percent tax on large endowments. Down from the 21 percent rate passed by the House, the proposal would still be a sixfold hike from the 1.4 percent Harvard currently pays.

Terminal E
Politics

After Trump’s Proclamation, International Harvard Affiliates Were Held at Logan Airport. Some Were Turned Away.

A Friday court filing by Harvard International Office director of immigration services Maureen Martin documented how Harvard affiliates — including an Israeli professor, a CEO, and students and researchers from India, China, and Germany — were turned back by consulates and at Boston Logan.

Peter Huybers and Downing Lu Courtesy Photo
College

Climate Scientist Peter Huybers, Health Administrator Downing Lu Named Interim Kirkland House Faculty Deans

Earth and Planetary Sciences department chair Peter J. Huybers and Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative senior fellow Downing Lu will serve as Kirkland House’s interim faculty deans, outgoing Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana announced in an email to Kirkland affiliates Tuesday.

Terminal E
Politics

Harvard Visa Applicants Face Stricter Screening, Delays, and Sudden Disruptions Under Trump’s Orders

At least 10 incoming Harvard students and scholars had visa applications refused for “administrative processing”after the Trump administration revoked the University’s authorization to enroll international students — and others have experienced delays as the government tightens its vetting of Harvard students.

Harvard Medical School Quad
Politics

HMS Restructures and Renames Diversity Office, Removes Pledge To Fight Inequities

The Harvard Medical School renamed its diversity office and announced changes to several major DEI programs on Wednesday in the latest rollback of diversity infrastructure at Harvard.

Undergrad Student Looks at John Harvard Statue
Commencement

In Photos: Harvard’s 374th Commencement Exercises

Thousands of graduates, Harvard faculty, friends, and family crowded into Harvard Yard on Thursday for the University’s 374th Commencement Exercises. The celebration showed a united campus in support of international students as a federal judge upheld a block on the Trump administration’s attempt to end Harvard’s enrollment of international students during the exercises.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at Harvard College Class Day 2025
College

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Commends Harvard for Resisting Trump at Class Day

Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Harvard had proven its courage by fighting against the Trump administration during Wednesday’s annual College Class Day.

International Student Protest Cover
Photo Essay

In Photos: Harvard Protests in Support of International Students

More than 300 people gathered in the Science Center Plaza to protest Trump administration threats to Harvard’s ability to enroll international students as part of a rally organized by Harvard Students for Freedom, an unrecognized student group.

Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School

In Trump’s Orders, Harvard’s Most International School Sees a Crisis

At the Harvard Kennedy School, the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Harvard’s eligibility to enroll international students — temporarily blocked in court — could eliminate nearly 60 percent of the student body.

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