Harvard Affiliates Enslaved Over 300 People, University Researchers Find
The Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program has identified more than 300 enslaved individuals who were owned by Harvard affiliates — a significantly higher figure than what the University initially disclosed in its 2022 report.
Harvard Students Launch Ukraine Solidarity Group, Apply for College Recognition
The Harvard Undergraduate Ukraine Solidarity Group, an organization hoping to raise awareness around issues facing Ukrainian people, announced their intention to apply for official recognition as an undergraduate student organization on Saturday.
HLS Black Law Student Association Endorses Candidates to Serve as Next Dean
Harvard Law School’s Black Law Student Association endorsed professor David B. Wilkins ’77 and controversial former Winthrop House Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in the search for a new dean.
Harvard Kennedy School Student Government Ran Up $46,000 Budget Deficit Last Year
The Harvard Kennedy School Student Government ran up a nearly $46,000 budget deficit in the 2023-24 academic year, leading the school to impose new restrictions on the student government’s funding, according to an email obtained by The Crimson.
Panel Discusses Youth Civic Engagement and Gender Dynamics in Politics
A political science student, an activist, Senator Laphonza Romanique Butler (D-Calif.), documentary filmmakers, and a historian convened at Harvard’s Institute of Politics Forum to discuss the future of youth civic engagement and the growing role of women in politics on Tuesday.
HMS Professor Wins Prestigious Lasker-DeBakey Award for Work on GLP-1
Harvard Medical School professor Joel F. Habener won the 2024 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his work on the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), the Lasker Foundation announced last Thursday.
Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky To Headline 2024-25 Belfer Center Senior Fellows Cohort
Rochelle P. Walensky — who led the Center for Disease Control and Prevention during the Covid-19 pandemic — will headline the 2024-25 cohort of senior fellows at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Cyclist Killed in Crash With SUV on Memorial Drive
A Newton man died after being hit by an SUV while riding his bicycle on Memorial Drive Monday evening, marking the third cyclist to die in a collision in Cambridge since June.
Cambridge MCAS Data Reveals Persistent Racial, Socioeconomic Achievement Gap
Cambridge students’ scores on the 2023-24 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam were released Tuesday, revealing persistent disparities and widening achievement gaps along racial and socioeconomic lines.
HLS Black Law Student Association Endorses Candidates to Serve as Next Dean
Harvard Law School’s Black Law Student Association endorsed professor David B. Wilkins ’77 and controversial former Winthrop House Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson in the search for a new dean.
Harvard Kennedy School Student Government Ran Up $46,000 Budget Deficit Last Year
The Harvard Kennedy School Student Government ran up a nearly $46,000 budget deficit in the 2023-24 academic year, leading the school to impose new restrictions on the student government’s funding, according to an email obtained by The Crimson.