Spectators in Harvard Square looked on with a mix of confusion, amusement, and appreciation last week as the Hasty Pudding Theatrical Society honored actress Rose Byrne with a parade down Massachusetts Avenue. As the Pudding's 2026 Woman of the Year, Byrne rode slowly down the street in a Bentley convertible - flanked by costumed students, kazoo players, and people squeezing rubber chickens.
Growing up, my first job was to be a translator for my family at age 6. As a teenager, my job was working the front desk at the restaurant they were eventually able to open,
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.
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.
