Harvard
Harvard Receives $12.1 Million Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Harvard College, home of the $35.7 billion endowment, just got a little bit more help from its wealthy friends, with a $12.1 million grant from […]
Job Fair for Visually Impaired Highlights Homogeneity of Options in Boston Job Market
After the handshake comes the elevator pitch. If that goes well, it’s on to the informational chit chat and the business card exchange. The job […]
Sir Elton John Named Harvard Humanitarian of the Year
Along with Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and knight, Sir Elton John can now add another impressive title to his otherworldly resume: […]
Harvard Is Taking Back a Medal from Harvey Weinstein
As American institutions reckon with the undoing of Harvey Weinstein, the powerful movie producer and accused sexual predator, Harvard University has decided to take back […]
Committee Rolls Back Suggestion to Ban Harvard Social Clubs
The experimental petri dish that is Harvard’s social scene is being tinkered with again. The committee that recommended a ban on the school’s final clubs, […]
Protesters Confront Betsy DeVos at the Harvard Kennedy School
Protesters, some standing with their fists in the air and waving signs that included the words “white supremacist,” swarmed to greet Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Thursday […]
President Obama Cried When Dropping Malia Off at Harvard
Dropping a child off at college is an emotional experience, even for former presidents. In a speech on Monday night posted by radio station WDEL, […]
Harvard, Under Pressure, Reverses on Making Chelsea Manning a Fellow
After a series of button-pushing, polarizing selections for the Kennedy School’s Visiting Fellows program this year, Harvard appears to have found the point at which a […]
CIA’s Michael Morell Resigns His Harvard Post Over Chelsea Manning Appointment
The day after whistleblower Chelsea Manning was named a fellow at the Institute of Politics, CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell has announced he is resigning his post at Harvard […]
Sean Spicer, Chelsea Manning Will Be Harvard Fellows
The list of high-profile, divisive public figures added to the Institute of Politics’ list of Harvard Fellows keeps growing. Sean Spicer and Chelsea Manning will both […]
Dozens of Professors Were Arrested at a DACA Protest in Harvard Square
At least 20 professors from Harvard and area universities are being arrested in an act of civil disobedience against DACA repeal pic.twitter.com/YC3rjsJki0 — Leah Yared […]
Slave Money Built Harvard Law. A New Monument Recognizes That.
At a time of reflection on the dark history of American wealth, monuments, and institutions, Harvard has just made a small, but important gesture recognizing an […]
Corey Lewandowski Is Coming to Harvard
Corey Lewandowski, the former Trump campaign manager and current reliably pro-Trump talking head, will be spending a semester at Harvard. The political operative and Lowell native, who […]
The Interview: Harvey Mansfield
Warning: This interview may offend you. And Harvey Mansfield, Harvard’s most controversial conservative professor, couldn’t care less.
For the First Time, Most of Harvard’s Incoming Class Is Non-White
Harvard’s incoming undergraduates are going to constitute the least white freshman class in the university’s history, according to the Boston Globe. The prestigious university will welcome an unprecedented […]