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Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Faculty Say Shutdown Could Erode Trust in Government

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are in a healthcare standoff, disputing over whether the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies should last into 2026. Experts said the loss of services that result from the shutdown will have an impact on American’s daily lives.

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Student Groups

Tiu Elected President of Kennedy School Student Government

Jerwin A. Tiu, a second-year Master in Public Policy student, will serve as the next president of the Kennedy School Student Government, the elections committee announced on Wednesday evening.

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Government

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Harvard Kennedy School

As HKS Dean, Jeremy Weinstein Courts the Faculty

When Jeremy Weinstein arrived at the Harvard Kennedy School in July 2024, the first thing he did was meet with each member of the school’s nearly 200-person faculty in their office.

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Government

ICE Officials Deny Mass. Lawmaker’s Allegations of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Inhumane Detainment Conditions

Massachusetts lawmakers detailed the “harrowing” living conditions of detained Tufts and Columbia students after visiting their Louisiana detention center last week. But Immigration Customs and Enforcement officials rebuked their claims as “unequivocally false” in a statement to The Crimson.

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Politics

Led by Schumer, 5 Democratic Senators Demand Answers From Trump for Attacks on Harvard

Five Democratic senators — led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck E. Schumer ’71 (D-NY) — condemned the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard in a Thursday letter, arguing that the White House was using antisemitism as a “guise” to undermine universities.

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Student Life

College Dean Rakesh Khurana Declines To Say How Harvard Will Respond to Homeland Security Demands

Outgoing College Dean Rakesh Khurana declined to say whether Harvard would provide the Department of Homeland Security information on international students’ disciplinary records and protest participation in a Tuesday interview with The Crimson.

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Central Administration

Experts Say Harvard Has a Strong Case in Legal Battle Against Trump

After Harvard sued the Trump administration Monday afternoon, legal experts and scholars say Harvard’s legal team has a strong case that may secure the University quick relief from the administration’s order to freeze federal funding.

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College

Young Americans Oppose Trump, Report Economic Hardship in New IOP Poll

A new Institute of Politics poll finds that the Trump administration's policies are deeply unpopular among young people.

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Central Administration

Harvard Spends Record Amount on Lobbying in First Quarter of 2025 As It Fends Off Federal Threats

Harvard spent $230,000 on federal lobbying in the first quarter of 2025 — its highest quarterly total since George W. Bush’s presidency — as the University tries to fortify itself against attacks from Congress and the White House.

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Government

Dennis Thompson, Founder of the Safra Center for Ethics, Remembered as Revolutionary Thinker

Thompson, the founding director of the Harvard Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics who had taught at Harvard since 1986, died March 30 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was 84.

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FAS

Trump’s Demands to Harvard, Analyzed

The Crimson analyzes how the demands in Friday’s letter converge with the debates that have played out on Harvard’s campus in recent years — and national battles over the future of higher education.

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College

‘Proud To Be a Harvard Student’: Undergrads Laud Garber’s Message to Trump

Harvard students breathed “a sigh of relief” Monday afternoon after University President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced Harvard would not comply with a lengthy list of White House demands — a move students said left them “pleasantly surprised.”

Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School

Harvard’s Researchers Take Center Stage in Funding Showdown With Trump

David R. Walt, a professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, lost hundreds of thousands in research funding from the Trump administration last week — just two months after receiving the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.

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City Politics

City Leaders Increase Pressure on Harvard To Reject Trump With New Petition

Harvard’s leadership is used to handling demands from its faculty and students. But with the Trump administration’s latest threats, the University is feeling pressure from its hometown, too.

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