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Harvard Advises International Students to Return to Campus Before Trump’s Inauguration
The Harvard International Office advised international students who are concerned about travel restrictions to return to campus prior to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration.
In Reversal, Harvard Offers International Students Winter Housing
The Harvard College Housing Office offered campus winter recess housing in emails to dozens of international students on Monday afternoon, reversing its initial decision to reject the housing applications and subsequent appeals.
Denied Winter Campus Housing, International Students Scramble to Find Alternative Options
Many international students on financial aid at Harvard are scrambling to find lodging over winter break after the College Housing Office unexpectedly denied their housing applications, sparking outrage among undergraduates.
‘Sentiment of Fear’: Trump’s Election Sparks Concern Among International Students
But for more than 6,000 international students currently enrolled at Harvard, Trump’s impending second term raises questions about changes to student visa rules.
First Harvard Prize Book in Kosovo Established by Harvard Alumni
Harvard alumni in Kosovo established the region’s first Harvard Prize Book, which will be awarded to three students and two faculty members at the American School of Kosova at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.
Harvard Club of Quebec Establishes Annual Prize for First Nations Students
The Harvard Club of Quebec will award a prize in December to one student at the Kiuna Institution — a pre-university program for First Nations students in Quebec — to support Indigenous access to higher education.
‘A Real Loss’: Starlight Square to Shut Down After Four Years of Bringing Cantabrigians Together
Starlight Square was called a place where “dreams come true,” Cambridge leaders and residents say. Now, it’s shutting down.
Harvard Center for Brain Science Receives Up to $1.7 Million Gift from NTT Research
Harvard University’s Center for Brain Science received a gift of more than $300,000 per year for up to five years from the NTT Research Foundation, the foundation announced Thursday.
‘Make It A Union Town’: Harvard Labor Organizers Discuss Push to Unionize at HLS Event
A panel of four Harvard union leaders discussed the motivations, challenges, and successes of the growing push to unionize Harvard during an event hosted by the Labor and Employment Action Project at Harvard Law School.
Former President of Iraq Joins Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center as Senior Fellow
Former Iraq President Barham A. Salih joined the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Middle East Initiative as a senior fellow, the center announced on March 22.
Journalist and Editor Marty Baron Discusses State of Journalism at IOP Forum
Journalist Marty Baron, formerly an editor for The Boston Globe and executive editor of the Washington Post, discussed objective journalism, the state of mainstream media, and press coverage of elections at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum on Thursday evening.
Harvard Professor, Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin Named 2024 TIME Woman of the Year
Harvard Economics professor and recent Nobel laureate Claudia D. Goldin was named a TIME Woman of the Year for 2024, the magazine announced late last month.
