Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program Identified 913 Enslaved People, 403 Living Descendants Before Layoffs
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative identified at least 913 individuals enslaved by Harvard faculty, staff, and leadership and at least 403 of their living descendants, according to an internal report from December.
Overheard on Spring 2025 FDOC
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Harvard Medical School Sends Delegates to Faculty Senate Planning Body
Professors at Harvard Medical School sent delegates to a University-wide faculty senate planning body in early January, making HMS the eighth of Harvard’s nine faculties to join the effort to design a faculty senate.
Harvard Jews for Palestine Demonstrate Against New Disciplinary Guidelines
Roughly twenty students stood outside Widener Library on Monday afternoon to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and to protest the University’s settlement of two antisemitism lawsuits.
Harvard Professor Vincent Brown Quits Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee After University Lays Off Research Team
Harvard professor Vincent A. Brown resigned from a committee within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative on Monday, condemning the University’s decision to lay off Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program staff in a scathing resignation letter.
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BioMed Realty Acquires Three New Buildings in Kendall Square
BioMed Realty, one of the biggest labspace owners in the Boston area, recently acquired 215 First St., 150 Second St. and 11 Hurley St. from competing lab giant Alexandria Real Estate Equities.
Harvard Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung
Harvard agreed to dismiss a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, a South Korean tech conglomerate, and waived its rights to refile the suit on Monday.
Opinion
The Antisemitism Settlements Made Progress. Will Harvard Follow Through?
The adoption of the IHRA definition, even if meant to appease a new presidential administration, should be celebrated. But such a policy change is a bandage on an internal wound. Harvard still has work to do — if it cares to do it.
Trump Staffs Education Department to Upend University DEI Programs
President Donald Trump tapped a slew of political appointees to the U.S. Department of Education last week, assembling a team to pressure Harvard and other universities to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Opinion
The Antisemitism Settlements Made Progress. Will Harvard Follow Through?
The adoption of the IHRA definition, even if meant to appease a new presidential administration, should be celebrated. But such a policy change is a bandage on an internal wound. Harvard still has work to do — if it cares to do it.
Trump Staffs Education Department to Upend University DEI Programs
President Donald Trump tapped a slew of political appointees to the U.S. Department of Education last week, assembling a team to pressure Harvard and other universities to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
