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FAS

Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Tells Faculty to Prepare for Long-Term Funding Loss Under Trump

At a Tuesday meeting of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra braced faculty for long-term changes amid what she acknowledged would be a drawn-out struggle with the Trump administration.

Danielle Allen and Curtis Yarvin Debate at the Faculty Club
Politics

Far-Right Thinker Curtis Yarvin Argues for Remaking of Harvard at Faculty Club Debate

The far-right thinker Curtis Yarvin joined University Professor Danielle Allen for a debate Monday evening, where Yarvin in turn derided Harvard as “an essentially oligarchic institution” and suggested a reformed University could lie at the foundation of a new political order.

Looking Up Department of Education
Central Administration

U.S. Government Will Cease Grants to Harvard, McMahon Says

The United States government will no longer award grants to Harvard, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced in a letter to University President Alan M. Garber ’76 on Monday.

White House
Central Administration

Trump Doubles Down on Threat to End Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status

United States President Donald Trump wrote on Friday that he would pull Harvard’s tax-exempt status — his second social media vow to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service in the White House’s standoff with the University.

University Hall Photo
FAS

More Than 80 Faculty Pledge 10 Percent of Pay To Support Harvard’s Fight Against Trump

More than 80 Harvard faculty members pledged to donate 10 percent of their salaries for up to a year to support the University in its resistance against the Trump administration’s attempts to exact concessions and freeze billions in federal funding.

U.S. Capitol Building Around Sundown
Central Administration

6 Members of Congress Call for Release of HMS Researcher

Five U.S. Representatives and a D.C. delegate sent the Trump administration a letter demanding the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova on Tuesday, adding their voices to a growing group of legislators criticizing her arrest.

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston
Faculty

Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss AAUP Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Immigration Policies

The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors’s lawsuit against the federal government’s immigration policies will move forward despite the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.

Harvard Flag Across Charles River
Politics

Harvard Fights in Court but Retreats on Campus

Even as Harvard takes the White House to court and insists that it won’t be coerced by federal pressure, the University is rolling out changes that seem to concede to some of the very demands that it claims are unconstitutional.

Students for Freedom Protest
College

Protesters Urge Harvard To Reject DHS Demands, Reinstate Affinity Graduation Ceremonies

After a few brief weeks celebrating Harvard’s decision to resist the Trump administration’s federal funding conditions, more than 80 students and faculty went back to protesting the University on Tuesday, rallying against the decision to end affinity celebrations in the Science Center Plaza.

Visitas on the Yard
College

Visiting Campus, Admitted Students Cheer On Harvard’s Fight Against Trump

Harvard’s ongoing fight with the Trump Administration and its refusal to oblige the White House’s demands drew positive reactions from members of the Class of 2029 as they arrived on campus this past weekend for Visitas, the College’s annual admitted students’ weekend.

Wendy Sherman IOP Forum
IOP

Former State Department Negotiator Wendy Sherman Says Trump Should Reverse Its Foreign Policy Approach

Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman criticized what she called a “transactional” approach to foreign policy under the Trump administration at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum Tuesday evening, warning that the world’s authoritarian leaders had been emboldened by the White House.

Moakley Courthouse Waterfront
Central Administration

Judge Sets Hearing Date for Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump Admin

A federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempt to freeze more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to the University on Monday.

Students Studying on Steps of University Hall
Faculty

Harvard Pauses Merit-Based Wage Raises in Latest Austerity Measure

Harvard has paused merit-based raises for faculty and non-union staff for the 2025-26 fiscal year, citing financial pressure in light of the White House’s funding siege.

Students Take Selfie at Latinx Affinity Celebration
College

Harvard Will Not Fund Affinity Group Graduation Celebrations Following Ed Department Warning

Harvard will no longer host or fund affinity group celebrations during Commencement, the University’s former diversity office wrote in an email to affinity groups on Monday afternoon.

Harvard Law Review
Student Groups

Federal Agencies Launch Title VI Investigation Into Harvard Law Review

Two federal agencies launched investigations Monday into Harvard and the Harvard Law Review for discriminating based on race and gender in article selection and journal membership, according to a joint press release.

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