These remarkable students come to us from across the country and around the globe with boundless curiosity and eagerness to join a community that challenges them to learn deeply, listen generously, and expand their understanding of themselves and the world around them. Even amid shifting economic realities, our commitment to access and opportunity remains unwavering. That nearly half of this class will attend Harvard tuition-free fills me with immense pride and optimism for the future they will help shape.
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students had arranged themselves in the grass in front of Harvard Business School, pretending to be dead. An Israeli American student appeared, holding a camera phone. It was two weeks after Hamas' attack on Israel, and tensions were high. The student with the camera was quickly surrounded. Protesters blocked his lens with scarves, yelling, "Shame." They formed a scrum and forced him to exit the area.
In June, in an escalation of the Trump administration's pressure on Harvard University to bow to its demands, a federal Office for Civil Rights announced that the institution was violating federal law. The office released a nearly 60-page report accusing Harvard of "deliberate indifference" to ongoing discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students, which is illegal under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The new Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities combines efforts from the Office for Community Conduct and the Office for Gender Equity, simplifying access to resources.
Harvard is currently the top performing team on the AMPHORA program. Inadequate knowledge of the biological threat landscape poses grave and immediate harm to national security.
Harvard’s athletic program, the largest among New England schools, could lose eligibility for international student visas, significantly impacting teams with international players.
The Pulse Survey is a valuable tool for assessing how members of our community experience the University and understand their place in it, said President Alan M. Garber.
