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Semitic Museum Reconstruction
Central Administration

Harvard Hires New Faculty in Jewish Studies

Harvard is on track to add three tenured professors to its ranks in Jewish Studies to address a series of retirements and faculty vacancies that threatened the program’s future.

Harvard Divinity School
Religion

HDS Theologian Francis Schüssler Fiorenza Remembered for Intellect, Dedication to Social Justice

Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, a leading Roman Catholic theologian who taught at Harvard for nearly four decades, died in July at the age of 84.

Shabbat 1000
College

Shabbat 1000 Draws More Than 1,000 Harvard Affiliates for Celebration

Shabbat 1000, Harvard’s largest annual Jewish celebration, brought over 1,000 affiliates together with Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 on Friday to observe Shabbat.

Memorial Church Side
Student Life

Memorial Church Reduces Programming Amid University Budget Cuts

Memorial Church will limit its student programs and public events as a result of University-wide budget cuts, according to Memorial Church Pusey Minister Matthew Ichihashi Potts.

Moakley Courthouse
Harvard Business School

HBS Grad Expands Suit to Include Harvard Vice President, Former HUPD Chief

Harvard Business School graduate Yoav Segev amended his Title VI lawsuit against the University to include Harvard Executive Vice President Meredith L. Weenick ’90 and former Harvard police chief Victor A. Clay as defendants.

Divinity Hall
Religion

A Divinity School Program Became a Political Liability. In One Semester, Harvard Took It Apart.

When the Religion and Public Life program was swept up in raging debates over the Israel-Palestine conflict on campus, Harvard replaced its leader, pushed out its staff, and promised an overhaul.

Student at Harvard Business School Die-In
Harvard Business School

HBS Grad Sues Harvard, HUPD Over Response to Oct. 2023 Protest Altercation

Yoav Segev, a recent Harvard Business School graduate, sued Harvard and the Harvard University Police Department on Thursday, accusing the University of failing to protect him from an antisemitic assault on campus and obstructing the investigation that followed.

Harvard Chabad House
Cambridge

Harvard Chabad’s Path to 5-Story Expansion Plan Opens Up Following Settlement With City

Harvard Chabad’s long-running legal dispute with the Cambridge Board of Zoning Appeals has finally come to an end after the two groups reached a settlement agreement earlier this month — paving the way for a massive expansion of Chabad’s space.

Massachusetts Hall Door
University

Harvard, Kestenbaum Agree to Confidential Settlement in Antisemitism Lawsuit

Harvard and lawyers representing Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum in his Title VI lawsuit against the University reached a settlement on Thursday, ending Kestenbaum’s 16-month legal fight against Harvard.

Smith Center Front
HUDS

At Wednesday Rally, Dining Hall Workers Demand Harvard Prevent Understaffing During Hiring Freeze

More than 100 Harvard dining hall workers rallied in front of Massachusetts Hall to demand Harvard adequately staff dining halls amid a University-wide hiring freeze, delivering a petition with more than 400 signatures to the administration.

Final Fest 2025
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Final Fest 2025

Ed Childs Portrait
Conversations

Ed Childs Portrait

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Harvard Law Review
Student Groups

Federal Agencies Launch Title VI Investigation Into Harvard Law Review

Two federal agencies launched investigations Monday into Harvard and the Harvard Law Review for discriminating based on race and gender in article selection and journal membership, according to a joint press release.

HarvardYard
Student Groups

Jewish Harvard Students Sign Open Letter Opposing Trump’s Funding Threats

More than 100 Jewish students signed an open letter condemning the Trump administration’s threat earlier this month to review approximately $9 billion in federal funding to Harvard.

Medieval Architecture Exhibit at GSD Druker Design Gallery
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Medieval Architecture Exhibit at GSD Druker Design Gallery

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