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Saketh Sundar

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Breaking News

Federal Agencies Begin Notifying Harvard Researchers of Reinstated Funds

Federal agencies have begun to inform Harvard researchers that they are reinstating portions of research funding frozen since the Trump administration’s pause on $2.7 billion in grants and contracts in the spring, according to a Harvard spokesperson on Wednesday evening.

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Central Administration

Harvard Was Cleared To Get Some Federal Funds. Then DOGE Stepped In.

DOGE officials have used their control of a federal payment system to keep money away from Harvard — even after a judge’s ruling required the National Institutes of Health to let some grants start flowing in July.

NIH Funds Flourish

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College

Surprise Visit From Star YouTube Streamer ‘IShowSpeed’ Draws Hundreds to Harvard Square

Hundreds of students and onlookers packed Harvard Square on Friday as YouTube star Darren “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. made a surprise visit, sparking a frenzy of selfies, chants, and impromptu performances.

The White House
Politics

Trump Administration Vows to Appeal Ruling in Federal Funding Lawsuit

The Trump administration will appeal a federal court’s ruling issued earlier Wednesday that struck down its multibillion-dollar freeze on Harvard’s research funding, a White House spokesperson confirmed Wednesday evening.

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Baseball

How a Harvard Engineer Became a Mets Pitcher: The Ascent of Truman Pauley

On a Mother’s Day afternoon at just eight years old, junior Truman Pauley took the mound for the first time — and promptly walked five straight batters. When the coach offered to pull him, Pauley firmly shook his head. That stubborn resolve carried him from Pacific Palisades PONY baseball all the way to Harvard, and this July, to the New York Mets.

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Central Administration

After Court Restores Research Funding, Trump Still Has Paths to Target Harvard

Harvard won a milestone legal victory on Wednesday when a judge struck down the Trump administration’s freeze on $2.7 billion in federal funds — but government agencies still have options to keep federal dollars out of the University’s hands.

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Central Administration

Judge Hands Victory to Harvard in Funding Lawsuit, Ruling Trump Administration’s Freeze Unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution when it froze more than $2.7 billion in research funding to Harvard, striking down the freeze in its entirety and delivering the University a major legal victory.

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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.

The White House
Politics

Trump Demands ‘Nothing Less Than $500 Million’ From Harvard to Restore Federal Funding

President Donald J. Trump demanded that Harvard pay “nothing less than $500 million” in order to restore its federal funding, calling the University “very bad” during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

Harvard Management Company (HMC)
University Finances

Harvard’s Endowment Goes Big on Bitcoin and Gold in Second Quarter of 2025

Harvard Management Company made substantial new investments in exchange-traded funds tracking the value of gold and Bitcoin during the second quarter of 2025, marking a sharp shift in its directly held public equities portfolio after it backed out of many Big Tech positions last quarter.

HMC 2025 Q2 by Sector

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Research

HMS Announces Spike in Donations, $18 Million Pledge from Blavatnik as Trump Drains Research Funding

Harvard Medical School has pulled in a raft of donations and a major gift from billionaire Leonard V. Blavatnik, who froze contributions in 2023 amid outcry over campus antisemitism, as the school faces steep federal funding cuts, its dean announced Thursday.

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Baseball

Headed to the Show: Baseball’s Pauley and Fang Drafted to MLB After Standout Seasons

When Harvard baseball needed clutch pitching, Truman Pauley and Callan Fang delivered — and now the big leagues want in. The two right-handers were selected on Monday in the 2025 MLB Draft, after anchoring one of the most improbable turnarounds in Ivy League history.

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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.

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