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Saketh Sundar
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Harvard Baseball’s Postseason Hopes Take Hit in Sweep by Columbia
Harvard baseball was swept in its final Ivy League home series, falling 16-13, 8-3, and 19-1 to a dominant Columbia team that clinched the Ivy League regular season crown with precision. The team's postseason hopes now rely on Yale sweeping Dartmouth.
On Harvard’s 2024 Pulse Survey, Jewish and Muslim Students Report Higher Rates of Feeling Like They Don’t Belong
As Harvard’s campus convulsed in protests over the war in Gaza, Jewish and Muslim students reported lower levels of belonging on Harvard’s latest Pulse Survey compared to their peers — even as overall student sentiment has seen modest improvement since the survey’s first iteration in 2019.
Two Former Harvard Football Players Sign With NFL Teams
Former Harvard football standout Tyler Neville signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on Saturday, adding another chapter to his career as a top tight end.
HMC Plans $1 Billion Sale of Private Equity Stakes
Harvard Management Company is planning to sell nearly $1 billion of private equity fund stakes, liquidating nearly 5 percent of its private equity portfolio amid mounting threats to the University’s finances by its critics in Washington.
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.
Wilson’s Walk-Off Powers Harvard Baseball to Series Win Over Cornell
Harvard's baseball team came out swinging against Cornell, exploding for 30 runs and 43 hits across the weekend as it raced to a series win. Now, the team heads to Providence for a series against Brown before the Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park.
HSPH Asks Labs To Describe Funding Streams As It Braces for Financial Troubles
The Harvard School of Public Health is asking all research labs to describe their funding streams to determine how to allocate “scarce internal resources” in the wake of the Trump administration’s multibillion dollar cut to federal grants and contracts.
NIH Pauses Awards to Harvard, Other Schools With Frozen Funding
The National Institutes of Health has been instructed not to make grant payments to Harvard and other universities whose funds have been frozen, according to an internal email reported by several news outlets.
Harvard School of Public Health Begins Layoffs As Trump Slashes Funding
The Harvard School of Public Health is laying off employees, shrinking its campus footprint, and making targeted cuts to departmental budgets in response to the Trump administration’s escalating attacks on Harvard.
Can Harvard Use Its Endowment To Make Up For Federal Cuts? It’s Possible, but Not That Simple.
Harvard’s endowment is not a $53.2 billion pile of cash. But as the University sits on the precipice of historic financial losses, it has increasingly faced calls to draw from endowment funds to make up the difference.
Harvard Says Legal Challenges With Trump Admin Could Have ‘Adverse Effect’ in Bond Sale Disclosure
Harvard University warned investors that mounting legal challenges with the White House over its $2.2 billion federal funding freeze could materially harm the institution’s financial standing, reputation, and operations, according to a disclosure filed on Tuesday in connection with a successful bond sale.
At Grim Town Hall, Harvard Medical School Leaders Tell Staff to Expect Layoffs and Far-Reaching Cuts
Harvard Medical School leadership told employees at a town hall Wednesday morning that the school was preparing to make staffing reductions and cut programs as a result of the Trump administration’s actions against Harvard — including a $2.2 billion freeze.
