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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.

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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.

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Final Fest 2025

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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.

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Medieval Architecture Exhibit at GSD Druker Design Gallery

Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School

‘A Campaign of Anti-Palestinian Racism’: HDS Students, Alumni Decry Program Suspension

HDS Dean Marla Frederick announced on March 28 that the Religion, Conflict, and Public Life program would be paused, citing a budget cut and a desire to “rethink” the future of the program. But Frederick’s decision drew anger from some RCPI affiliates.

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College

Campus Evangelist Cliffe Knechtle Visits Harvard

Public evangelists Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle, who have spent the last 45 years visiting college campuses, came to Harvard on Friday to speak to students about Christianity.

John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston
University

Judge Denies Students’ Request To Join Kestenbaum in Antisemitism Suit

Efforts by two Harvard graduate students to join Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum’s ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard were cut short on Friday after U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled to deny an amended complaint that added them as plaintiffs.

Mass. Hall New Angle
Central Administration

Kestenbaum Required to Hand Over Documents in Ongoing Lawsuit, Judge Rules

Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum will have to hand over a series of documents related to his ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard, after a judge approved the University’s request to compel the production of documents on Wednesday.

Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Opposes Plaintiffs’ Motion To Remain Unnamed in Kestenbaum Suit

Harvard filed its opposition in court on Friday to a motion to allow two plaintiffs to proceed pseudonymously as they seek to join Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum’s ongoing Title VI lawsuit against the University.

Iranian Divinity School Student Case
Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Divinity School Suspends Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative

Harvard Divinity School will suspend its Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative amid budget cuts at HDS and public accusations that the initiative’s programming presents a one-sided view of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Harvard Chabad
Religion

Harvard Chabad Petitions to Change City Zoning Laws

Harvard Chabad is petitioning the city of Cambridge to change its zoning laws to exempt religious buildings from certain restrictions in an apparent effort to move forward with plans to expand its headquarters, currently blocked by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Massachusetts Hall
Central Administration

Kestenbaum Files Opposition to Harvard’s Request for Documents

Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum, the lead plaintiff in an ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard, filed opposition to Harvard’s motion to compel him to produce documents relating to the case, claiming Harvard’s argument is “baseless.”

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