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04/02/2025

Harvard FAS has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration. Effective as of July 1, 2025 the concentration will now be known as Human Biology, Behavior, and Evolution.

Ella F. Niederhelman reports.

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration during a meeting on April 1. Effective as of July 1, 2025 — when the academic year rolls over — the concentration will now be known as Human Biology, Behavior, and Evoluti...

04/02/2025

The Harvard chapter of the AAUP filed a motion Tuesday for an injunction to pause Trump administration efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestine views.

Elyse C. Goncalves and Akshaya Ravi report.

The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed a motion on Tuesday for an injunction to pause the Trump administration’s efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestine views while their lawsuit continues.

04/02/2025

Salah-Dean N. Satouri and Christopher E. Egi ’18 were elected Harvard Law School student government co-presidents on Tuesday night, marking a win for free speech activists at HLS.

Caroline G. Hennigan and Bradford D. Kimball report.

Salah-Dean N. Satouri and Christopher E. Egi ’18 were elected Harvard Law School student government co-presidents on Tuesday night, marking a win for free speech activists at HLS.

04/02/2025

In a debate between the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club, members from both organizations discussed their party’s stance on economics, foreign policy, and immigration on April 1.

Sophia Y King and Anneliese S. Mattox report.

In a debate between the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club, members from both organizations discussed their party’s stance on economics, foreign policy, and immigration on Apr 1.

04/02/2025

Roughly 300 protesters marched from the Science Center, down Massachusetts Avenue, and through Widener Gate on Tuesday to protest the University “complying with fascism” and shake-ups at major academic centers on religion and the Middle East.

Samuel A. Church and Cam N. Srivastava report.

In the largest Harvard pro-Palestine rally this year, nearly 300 protesters marched from the Science Center, down Massachusetts Avenue, and through Widener Gate on Tuesday to protest the University “complying with fascism” and shake-ups at major academic centers on religion and the Middle East.

04/02/2025

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

Sebastian B. Connolly reports.

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.

04/02/2025

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.

Sebastian B. Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report.

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.

04/02/2025

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said at a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting on Tuesday that the federal government has weaponized genuine concerns about campus antisemitism to justify its attacks on higher education.

William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said at a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting on Tuesday that the federal government has weaponized genuine concerns about campus antisemitism to justify its attacks on higher education.

04/02/2025

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra stood by the decision to dismiss the director and associate director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies last week at a Tuesday FAS meeting.

William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra stood by the decision to dismiss the director and associate director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies last week at a Tuesday FAS meeting.

04/02/2025

From Sports: Harvard’s baseball team defeated UMass Amherst 13-5 in the semifinals of the 34th rendition of the Baseball Beanpot Tournament to advance to the final against Northeastern, which will be played at the historic Fenway Park on April 29th.

Connor Castañeda reports.

Harvard came out swinging in the 34th edition of the Baseball Beanpot, tallying 13 runs to go along with a strong start from junior Brian Dowling. The team takes on Northeastern at Fenway Park on April 29th in the final.

04/01/2025

Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the Center for Middle Eastern Studies’ faculty leaders last week because he felt their programming on Palestine was insufficiently balanced, Harvard’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors alleged in a Monday press release.

William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus report.

Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler ’87 dismissed the Center for Middle Eastern Studies’ faculty leaders on Wednesday because he felt their programming on Palestine was insufficiently balanced, according to a Monday press release from Harvard’s chapter of the American Associ...

04/01/2025

Boston’s first Battery Energy Storage System, proposed for construction in Brighton at 35 Electric Ave., has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation of BESS facilities, which state officials say are necessary to achieve carbon neutrality.

Angelina J. Parker and Emily T. Schwartz report.

Boston’s first Battery Energy Storage System, proposed for construction in Brighton at 35 Electric Ave., has generated a wave of resident backlash to underdeveloped regulation of BESS facilities, which state officials say are necessary to achieve carbon neutrality.

04/01/2025

As Harvard undergraduates prepare to vote for the next co-presidents of the Harvard Undergraduate Association, The Crimson sat down with all candidates to hear their vision for the position.

Crimson News Staff reports.

04/01/2025

More than 300 HLS alumni signed a letter asking Dean John Goldberg to speak out against the Trump administration’s efforts to penalize law firms for representing the president’s political adversaries.

Caroline G. Hennigan and Bradford D. Kimball report.

More than 300 Harvard Law School alumni signed a letter asking Dean John C.P. Goldberg to speak out against the Trump administration’s efforts to penalize law firms for representing the president’s political adversaries in recent weeks.

04/01/2025

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and co-founder Johnny Ho spent the past two days rubbing elbows with Harvard’s top business and engineering affiliates before participating in a panel on the future of generative AI.

Xinni (Sunshine) Chen & Danielle J. Im report.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas and co-founder Johnny Ho ’17 spent the past two days rubbing elbows with Harvard’s top business and engineering affiliates before participating in a Monday panel on the future of generative artificial intelligence.

04/01/2025

Participants of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program studying at Harvard will be able to finish their programs despite federal funding cuts, though applicants say the program’s future remains unclear.

Avi W. Burstein and Avi W. Burstein report.

Professors and graduate students studying at Harvard as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program will be able to finish their programs despite federal funding cuts, though applicants say the program’s future remains unclear.

04/01/2025

A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday letter.

Megan L. Blonigen and Frances Y. Yong report.

A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday letter.

04/01/2025

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called on Harvard to stand up against the Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding at an Institute of Politics forum on Monday.

Hugo C. Chiasson and Amann S. Mahajan report.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain called on Harvard to stand up against the Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding at an Institute of Politics forum on Monday.