Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal

Former Harvard President Lawerence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement Monday evening.

As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’

When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.

Trump Orders Justice Dept. To Investigate Ties Between Epstein, Summers

The Justice Department asked a federal prosecutor on Friday to investigate ties between child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein and a list of prominent figures including Harvard professor Lawrence H. Summers.

Email Cache Reveals How Former Harvard President Larry Summers Stayed in Jeffrey Epstein’s Orbit

A new cache of emails released by a House committee paints a vivid portrait of the relationship between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein. The hundreds of emails — spanning from 2013 to 2019 — reveal how Summers sought out Epstein’s thoughts on Harvard projects, politics, and his personal life.

In Tug-of-War Over Harvard Salient’s Future, Board of Directors Lawyers Up

The Harvard Salient’s board of directors issued a cease and desist order instructing members of the conservative student magazine to stop publishing under the Salient’s name and representing themselves as leaders of the organization, the board announced on Monday.

Harvard Salient’s Editor Says Conservative Student Magazine Will Not Obey Suspension by Alumni Board

Harvard Salient editor-in-chief Richard Y. Rodgers ’28 announced on Tuesday that the conservative student magazine would remain active despite a Sunday statement from its board of directors suspending its operations pending a conduct investigation.

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Harvard College’s Grading System Is ‘Failing,’ Report on Grade Inflation Says

More Harvard College students than ever are passing their classes with flying colors, but the College’s evaluation system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading,” according to a report released by the Office of Undergraduate Education on Monday.

Harvard Salient’s Board of Directors Suspends Publication, Citing ‘Reprehensible’ Material in Articles

The Harvard Salient’s board of directors announced on Sunday that it would suspend the conservative student magazine’s operations after it published material the board deemed “reprehensible, abusive, and demeaning.”

The Crimson Signs Amicus Brief in Suit Claiming Trump Admin Suppressed Noncitizens’ Speech in Student Papers

The Harvard Crimson joined 43 other college newspapers on an amicus brief filed Wednesday in support of a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s targeting of noncitizens for political speech.

Harvard College Will Ignore Student Magazine Article Echoing Hitler Unless It Faces Complaints, Deming Says

Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said during an interview on Friday that he would not review or comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitler speech because the College had not received complaints about the piece.

Deming Defends Closure of Diversity Offices, Cites Increased Funding for New OCC

Harvard College has allocated more financial resources to its new Office of Culture and Community than the three diversity centers it replaced, College Dean David J. Deming said in an interview on Friday.

Facemash Reloaded: UT Dallas Student Revives Website to Rank Harvard Students’ Attractiveness

Facemash, a website allowing users to rank the attractiveness of Harvard students, briefly returned to campus on Sunday, nearly 22 years after Facebook founder Mark E. Zuckerberg created the original version.

Students Rally Against College Diversity Changes in Cambridge Common

A small group of Harvard students accused the University of implementing policies to silence minority students in response to the Trump administration at a rally in Cambridge Common on Sunday afternoon.

One Weekend in the Woods: How the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Ran Afoul of Harvard’s New Hazing Policies

Harvard suspended the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra last week under newly tightened hazing policies. What led the College to decide the HRO had crossed a line?