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Securitas
Labor

Security Guards Present Wage, Leave Proposals at First Bargaining Session

Harvard security guards presented proposals asking for wage increases that keep up with inflation and expanded retirement options during their first bargaining session with Securitas Security Services on Wednesday.

Harvard Medical School
Crime

Appeals Court Allows Lawsuit Against Harvard Over Morgue Thefts To Advance

The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts allowed on Monday lawsuits against Harvard over mishandling of human remains by a former morgue manager to proceed to discovery.

Pete Hegseth and John Healey
Politics

Before Pete Hegseth Joined Trump’s War on DEI, He Advocated for Educational Equity as a Harvard Student

In his first nine months as Secretary of War, Pete B. Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and diversity programs. But in 2013, as a Harvard Kennedy School master’s student, Hegseth advocated for the creation of a public high school in Minnesota that would “emphasize equity” and prioritize a “diverse student body.”

SEIU 32BJ Rally on Oct. 7
Labor

Harvard Custodians Open Contract Negotiations With Wage and Benefit Requests

Harvard custodians presented a suite of economic proposals to University officials at their first bargaining session on Tuesday, asking for raises to compensate for inflation since the pandemic began.

Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School

HLS Visiting Professor Placed on Leave After Arrest For Firing Pellet Gun Near Brookline Synagogue

A visiting professor at Harvard Law School was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after allegedly firing a pellet gun outside of a Brookline synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Harvard Kennedy School
Research

Harvard Impact Labs Fund $25,000 Grants for Faculty Public Service

Eight University professors received $25,000 grants as part of their inaugural Harvard Impact Labs fellowships to launch social science projects in collaboration with public and private sector leaders.

Loeb House View from Above
University Finances

Penny Pritzker Says She Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ How Trump Talks Will Conclude

Harvard Corporation senior fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 said on Sunday that the Trump administration had pushed for a $500 million settlement to resolve its six-month standoff with the University — but cast doubt on whether Harvard was considering the sum.

HMC Building
University Finances

6 Months Behind Schedule, Harvard Endowment’s Annual Climate Report Is Nowhere to be Seen

Harvard Management Company has not published its annual climate report six months after its expected release, and officials won’t say whether Harvard will continue providing annual updates on its progress in achieving net-zero endowment emissions by 2050.

Allston Community Benefits
Allston

Allston Residents ‘Disappointed’ by Discontinuation of Harvard Recreation Memberships

The Harvard Ed Portal discontinued its offering of memberships to recreational facilities across its Cambridge and Allston campuses this month, ending a community benefit that had granted hundreds of Allston-Brighton residents cheap access to the University’s gyms, climbing wall, and pool.

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
FAS

MethaneSAT Went Dark in June. What’s Next for the Harvard Scientists Behind It?

In March 2024, a state-of-the-art methane-detecting satellite — the product of nearly a decade of work in Harvard labs — soared into space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. But a year later, MethaneSAT lost power in space, and its stream of data on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas went dark.

Harvard Business School
Crime

HBS Alum Indicted on Federal Charges for Running ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Vladimir Artamonov, a 2003 Harvard Business School alum, was indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding investors – including several of his own HBS classmates – out of more than $4 million in a “Ponzi-like fashion,” according to documents unsealed Thursday.

President Gay Speaks at Convocation
Central Administration

Breaking Silence, Former University President Claudine Gay Blasts Harvard’s ‘Compliance’ With White House Demands

In a rare address two years after her resignation, former University President Claudine Gay issued a blistering rebuke of Harvard in Amsterdam on Sept. 3, accusing her successor of surrendering to Donald Trump.

Tarek Masoud and Alan Dershowitz IOP
IOP

Former HLS Prof. Alan Dershowitz Says He Will Urge Peace in Gaza War at IOP Forum

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz, an ardent defender of Israel and a high-profile litigator, said Israel may have been wrong to invade Gaza at Harvard Kennedy School forum on Tuesday.

Dershowitz at Coop
Harvard Kennedy School

Former HLS Prof. Alan Dershowitz, a Staunch Israel Supporter, To Speak at HKS Forum on War in Gaza

Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz, a high-profile defense lawyer and a fierce supporter of Israel, will speak at the JFK Jr. forum on Sept. 16 for the first “Middle East Dialogues” event of the fall.

Rosovsky Archive Photo 2
Crime

Ghislaine Maxwell Alleges Former FAS Dean Henry Rosovsky Received ‘Massage’ at Epstein’s House

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell alleged that former FAS Dean Henry A. Rosovsky received a “massage” through disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein’s network, according to a transcript of a U.S. Department of Justice interview.

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