‘Soul-Crushing’: Students Slam Harvard’s Grade Inflation Report

Harvard students pushed back forcefully against a new University report condemning grade inflation, arguing that it misrepresented their academic experience and would add pressure to an already demanding campus environment.

Harvard Asks Judge to Dismiss Discrimination Suit Filed Over Mental Health Policies

Harvard moved on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit from student advocacy group Students 4 Mental Health Justice, which accused the University of discrimination against students with mental health disabilities.

Harvard Scientists Build Model Uterus on a Chip to Model Menstruation

Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute are building model uteruses the size of a thumbdrive to diagnose heavy menstrual bleeding, after receiving a grant from the non-profit Wellcome Leap last month.

Student Employees Left Out of Work and In the Dark After Harvard’s Diversity Office Closures

When Harvard College’s three diversity offices shut their doors in July, their 35 undergraduate interns lost their jobs — and for weeks after the office closures, nobody told them.

Jeffrey Epstein’s Emails Reveal Close Correspondence With Harvard Professors, Bloomberg Reports

Several Harvard professors maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein after he was first indicted in 2006 for soliciting prostitution, according to Bloomberg News, which reviewed more than 18,000 emails from Epstein’s inbox.

From Chimpanzee Novels to Crowdsourced Astronomy: How the Radcliffe Institute’s 51 New Fellows Study the World

Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study welcomed its 26th cohort of fellows, who will undertake interdisciplinary research projects ranging from investigating the importance of human connection in an age of AI to studying indigenous birchbark bookmaking as a form of environmental protest.

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LGBTQ Student Groups Host Funeral To Mourn QuOffice Closure

Two LGBTQ student groups — the Harvard Undergraduate Queer Advocates and the Queer Students Association — gathered in Cambridge Common this Friday to mourn the recently closed Office of BGLTQ Student Life.

Harvard Study Finds Gender Gap in Math Achievement Starts in Early Schooling

Gender disparities in math proficiency emerge only after children start school, according to a new study coauthored by Harvard Professor of Psychology Elizabeth S. Spelke ’71 and published in the science journal Nature in June.

Schlesinger Library Launches Project to Process Radcliffe College Archives

The Schlesinger Library is launching a four-year project to process a portion of the Radcliffe College archives in July, opening the door for researchers to learn more about the history of women’s higher education.

Former Acting Secretary of Labor Calls On Students to 'Fight For Federal Government Employees' at HLS Talk

Julie Su, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Joe Biden, condemned President Donald Trump’s attempts to slash the federal civil service. She challenged attendees of Tuesday’s Harvard Law School discussion to stand up against the Trump administration’s efforts.

Miller, He Promise to Make ‘Harvard for ALL’

Centered around a commitment to “amplify,” “listen,” and “lead,” Miller said that their platform would help “connect students and their ideas to funding and administrative power.” Miller and He’s platform included semesterly town meetings, an online feedback form, and office hours.

HUHS Indefinitely Postpones Panel on LGBTQ Care Following Executive Orders

Harvard University Health Services postponed a panel on LGBTQ care at Harvard due to uncertainty about the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting transgender individuals.

HMS Study Sheds Light on Link Between Heart Condition and Cancer Treatment

A new study out of Harvard Medical School is opening the door for cancer patients with a rare but dangerous heart condition to continue immunotherapy treatment for the first time.

HMS Study Suggests New Narratives for Pompeii Victims

New DNA analysis challenges existing hypotheses about the identities and relationships of victims found in Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., per a study published in Current Biology on Nov. 7.