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Visas Revoked for 4 More Harvard Students and 3 Recent Grads, Bringing Total to 12
Seven more Harvard affiliates — including four current students and three recent graduates — have had their student visas revoked, bringing the total number of affected affiliates to twelve, according to a Thursday email from the Harvard International Office.
Congressional Republicans Launch Investigation Into Harvard, Other Ivies for Possible Antitrust Violations
House and Senate Republicans launched an antitrust probe on Tuesday accusing Harvard and other Ivy League universities of colluding to hike tuition prices — lawmakers’ latest move to widen government scrutiny of elite institutions.
Grad Student Union Introduces First Contract Articles Following Bargaining Observation Debate
At the session, Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers presented proposals to extend the grievance filing deadline from 30 days to 90, receive employment letters within 60 days of the employment start date for salaried workers, and guarantee easily accessible private meeting spaces.
More Than 180 Harvard Kennedy School Students Urge Garber To Reject Trump’s Demands
More than 180 Harvard Kennedy School affiliates called on HKS Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein and Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 to reject President Donald Trump’s demands in a Thursday morning open letter.
More Than $110 Million in NIH Grants to Harvard, Affiliated Hospitals Terminated Since Late February
The National Institutes of Health has terminated research grants worth more than $110 million to Harvard University and its affiliated hospitals since late February, according to public Department of Health and Human Services filings reviewed by The Crimson.
Bashar Masri Resigns From HKS Dean’s Council After Suit Alleges He Aided Hamas
Bashar Masri, a Palestinian-American billionaire, resigned from the Harvard Kennedy School’s Dean’s Council earlier this week, days after he was accused in a lawsuit of covertly building infrastructure for Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack.
As Anger Roils Harvard, Weinstein Keeps Kennedy School at Ease
Less than a year into his tenure, the former Stanford political scientist has not shied away from addressing Harvard’s Trump problem in both public statements and private conversations with faculty.
‘It’s Not Working’: Former Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo ’93 Bashes Trump’s Tariffs at IOP Forum
Former Governor of Rhode Island and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo ’93 condemned the Trump administration’s rollout of tariff policies at a Wednesday forum at the Institute of Politics.
Harvard Innovation Labs Announces 25 President’s Innovation Challenge Finalists
Harvard Innovation Labs announced 25 finalists of the President’s Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition that awards up to $75,000 to “outstanding” student or alumni ventures.
Faculty Senate Planning Body Meets With Peer Schools, Considers Pushing for Corporation Seat
The planning body for a University-wide faculty senate is considering whether faculty should push for representation on the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, according to its first progress report released Saturday.
Harvard Medical School Launches Open Inquiry Working Group
Harvard Medical School has tapped a working group on open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 announced Wednesday.
Summers Says Harvard Gave Trump an Opportunity To Threaten University Over Antisemitism Response
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers slammed Harvard’s leaders on Wednesday for acting too slowly against campus protesters and academic centers he accused of spreading antisemitism — which, he said, gave the Trump administration a window to threaten the University.
‘Inconsistent with Basic Economics’: Harvard Economics Baffled by Trump’s Tariff Policy
After more than a week of escalating tariffs on the United States’ closest allies and adversaries alike, Harvard economists warned that President Donald Trump’s economic policy would plunge the country into a recession.
Researchers Lose Federal Funding at Cambridge-Based National Bureau of Economic Research
Ari Ne’eman, an assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health, had been studying disability income and employment for five months before his funding through the National Bureau of Economic Research was cut by the Trump administration.
Pritzker Says Harvard Is ‘All Over’ Supporting Students Whose Visas Were Revoked
Penny S. Pritzker ’81, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — said the University is working to support students whose visas had been revoked by the Trump administration in its push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday.
