Harvard Will Have to Cover Own Legal Fees From Anti-Affirmative Action Case, First Circuit Rules
The First Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Massachusetts is located in the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse.Photo byJonathan G. YuanBy Michelle N. Amponsah, Crimson Staff Writer.
Read full storyCPS School Committee Likely to Consider Expanding Algebra Curriculum Following Parent Concerns
The Putnam Avenue Upper School is a middle school within Cambridge's public school systemPhoto byTyler N. NilsonBy Sally E. Edwards, Crimson Staff Writer. The Cambridge Public School Committee is expected to discuss a motion on expanding access to its Algebra 1 curriculum in their Aug. 8 meeting, following residents’ concerns over a lack of advanced math classes at the middle school level.
Read full storyHarvard Overhauls College Application in Wake of Affirmative Action Decision
The Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid is located in Radcliffe Yard.Photo byKathryn S. Kuhar. By Michelle N. Amponsah and Rahem D. Hamid, Crimson Staff Writers.
Read full storyHarvard, Axim Partner with UNCF to Build Digital Platform for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Photo bySarah G. EricksonBy Michelle N. Amponsah, Crimson Staff Writer. Harvard, Axim Collaborative, and the United Negro College Fund will collaborate to support the development of HBCU Virtual, or HBCUv, a new platform to expand digital learning and equitable access to education for historically Black colleges and universities.
Read full storyEmbattled by Data Fraud Allegations, Business School Professor Francesca Gino Files Defamation Suit Against Harvard
Photo byChristopher HidalgoBy Rahem D. Hamid and Claire Yuan, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino filed a defamation lawsuit against Harvard, HBS Dean Srikant M. Datar, and a trio of data investigators Wednesday following severe allegations that at least four of Gino’s papers contained fraudulent data.
Read full storyLegal Experts Divided Over Whether Ed Blum’s Letter to Schools Adheres to SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Michelle N. Amponsah, Crimson Staff Writer. After anti-affirmative action activist Edward J. Blum emailed 150 schools earlier this month demanding compliance with the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action, legal experts are divided on how closely the demands adhere to the decision.
Read full storyAfter Nearly 50 Years in Academia, Former University President Drew Faust Retires From Teaching
Drew Gilpin Faust, formerly the president of Harvard University, retired from teaching on June 30.Photo byAmy Y. LiBy Rahem D. Hamid, Crimson Staff Writer. Former University President Drew Gilpin Faust retired from teaching on June 30, capping a career that has spanned nearly half a century — and vacating one of Harvard’s coveted University Professorships.
Read full storyHarvard Hit with Multiple New Class Action Lawsuits Over Former Morgue Manager’s Mishandling of Human Remains
Families affected by the mishandling of human remains donated to Harvard Medical School filed two more class-action lawsuits earlier this month against the University. Cedric Lodge, who worked in the Anatomical Gift Program’s morgue, was accused by federal prosecutors of stealing and transporting human remainsand indicted on charges of conspiracy and aiding and abetting the interstate transport of stolen goods.
Read full storyDept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Harvard’s Donor, Legacy Admissions Preferences
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education officially opened an investigation on Tuesday into the use of donor and legacy preferences in Harvard University’s admissions processes.
Read full storyFBI Links Kentucky Man with ‘Approximately 40 Human Skulls’ to Harvard Medical School Morgue Theft
An FBI affidavit linked a Kentucky resident arrested July 11 on a firearms charge to an alleged conspiracy involving the theft and sale of human remains from a Harvard Medical School morgue.
Read full storyJustice Thomas Aide Received Venmo Payments from Anti-Affirmative Action Lawyers in 2019, Sparking Ethics Questions
William S. Consovoy speaks to the press outside the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in November 2018.Photo byAmy Y. LiBy Michelle N. Amponsah, Crimson Staff Writer.
Read full storyDid Harvard Intentionally Discriminate? In Admissions Discrimination Suit, the Supreme Court Doesn’t Say
Students supporting affirmative action flocked to Washington to protest the Supreme Court’s decision ending the practice in higher educationPhoto byJulian J. Giordano. When the Supreme Court effectively struck down affirmative action in higher education last month, it made no mention of a claim that Harvard illegally discriminated against Asian American applicants — an allegation that had been at the heart of the case for nearly a decade.
Read full storyCool Desserts, Hot Issues: Protesters for Harvard Ethnic Studies Department Disrupt President Gay’s Ice Cream Social
University President Claudine Gay spoke with demonstrators protesting in favor of greater institutional support of ethnic studies Tuesday.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Michelle N. Amponsah and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers.
Read full storyHarvard Releases First Guidelines for ‘Responsible Experimentation with Generative AI Tools’
Harvard University Information Technology offices are located on Memorial Drive in Cambridge.Photo byJulian J. Giordano. By Rahem D. Hamid and Claire Yuan, Crimson Staff Writers.
Read full story‘The Ultimate Breach of Trust’: Family Member Demands Answers From Harvard Medical School on Human Remains Theft
Photo bySami E. TurnerBy Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writer. Local nurse Janet Pizzi demanded “answers” and “accountability” from Harvard Medical School during a June 28 press conference after being notified by Harvard that her uncle’s remains had been mishandled by former Medical School morgue manager Cedric Lodge.
Read full storySenator J.D. Vance Accuses Harvard, Other Universities of Planning to Defy Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court effectively struck down affirmative action in higher education admissions late last month.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Michelle N. Amponsah and Claire Yuan, Crimson Staff Writers.
Read full storyCambridge Municipal Election Season Officially Kicks Off With 23 Candidates Declaring
Nineteen Cambridge City Council and four School Committee candidates have already taken out nomination papers.Photo byJulian J. Giordano. Last week marked the official start of Cambridge’s municipal elections, with 19 City Council candidates and four School Committee candidates taking out nomination papers as of Thursday.
Read full storyResearchers, Technicians at Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT Win Majority Support for Union in Two Days
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is a biomedical research center located in Cambridge's Kendall Square.Photo byRyan N. Gajarawala. Early last month, researchers and technicians at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard launched their unionization campaign. Just two days later, the group achieved majority support for unionization.
Read full story[Opinion] Harvard’s Fight to Keep Diversity Alive is Just Beginning
The Supreme Court once considered Harvard’s admissions policies exemplary, even though they were far from perfect. While we despair at the Court’s striking of race-conscious admissions, Harvard must now rise to the occasion and establish a truly praiseworthy model for higher education admissions.
Read full storyCambridge City Council Passes Green New Deal Policy Limiting Emissions from Large Buildings
Cambridge passed the final component of a Green New Deal policy package led by progressive activists and legislators Monday.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Michelle N. Amponsah and Julian J. Giordano, Crimson Staff Writers.
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