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‘A Responsible Pair of Hands’: Canales, Alvarado Elected To Lead Harvard Graduate Council
The Harvard Graduate Council elected Harvard Extension School student Bradley Canales and Harvard Graduate School of Education student Cynthia J. Alvarado as president and vice president for the 2025-26 academic year.
At Harvard, Grad Student Parents Navigate a Patchwork of Programs To Keep Up With Costs
Harvard has increased graduate student compensation to keep pace with rising costs of living. But many students still struggle with the costs of raising a family — whether because of scattered resources and program eligibility requirements at Harvard, or sky-high prices in Cambridge.
Harvard GSAS Student Council Aims To Boost Attendance at Meetings
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council is looking for new ways to make sure elected student representatives attend its monthly meetings.
Harvard Housing Raises Rent, Drawing Concerns Among Some Graduate Students
Harvard University Housing announced last week that it will impose up to 6.5 percent rent increases for renewing tenants in nearly 30 of its buildings for the upcoming leasing season.
Net Zero Transportation Plan Discussed During Cambridge Community Meetings
The City of Cambridge invited residents to discuss the Net Zero Transportation Plan — an initiative aimed at removing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in Cambridge — in a two-day set of community meetings.
Journalist Jodi Kantor Talks Reporting on Weinstein, SCOTUS at Law School Event
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor discussed her approach to investigative journalism and the importance of remaining nonpartisan at a Harvard Law School event on Wednesday.
Stephen Breyer Calls for Compromise at Harvard School of Public Health Event
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Stephen G. Breyer, discussed the importance of listening to opposing views and reaching consensus at the Harvard School of Public Health this past Friday.
Runners Go the Distance at the Cambridge Half Marathon and 5K
Nearly 11,000 runners, joined by supporters and volunteers, gathered at Cambridgeside to participate in the 7th annual Cambridge Half-Marathon and 5K.
Bay Cove Staff Accused of Mistreatment at Public Hearing
A City Council meeting intended to focus on how Cambridge could better support homeless residents turned into something of a public reckoning as resident after resident accused staff at shelters operated by Bay Cove Human Services of abuse and mistreatment.
HLS Professor Randall Kennedy Defends Harvard’s Free Speech Culture at Debate
Harvard Law School Professor Randall L. Kennedy defended Harvard’s free speech culture with George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley at HLS Thursday.
