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ADL Head Tells Jewish Parents Go in Eyes Wide Open' Following Antisemitism Report Card for Schools: Stories I've Heard Are Abominable'

Growing antisemitism on college campuses necessitates new policies for student safety. [ more ]

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Black Lives Matter

Harvard President Claudine Gay keeps job

Harvard's President Claudine Gay has received unanimous support to remain in her role.

Calls for her resignation and the resignation of 2 other university presidents have grown. [ more ]

Axios

5 months ago

Harvard president apologizes over answers in antisemitism hearing

Harvard President Claudine Gay apologized for failing to strongly denounce threats of antisemitic violence during congressional testimony.

Major donors, the White House, and campus communities have condemned the presidents of Harvard, UPenn, and MIT for their answers regarding calls for the genocide of Jews. [ more ]

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higher-education

Harvard Gazette

1 month ago

Artificial intelligence

Exploring potential benefits, pitfalls of generative AI - Harvard Gazette

Generative AI technology raising questions in higher education

Harvard convening working groups to explore GenAI impact [ more ]

Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

2 months ago

Undergraduate education at elite university in fractured time

Youngstown State educates more diverse undergraduates

Harvard receives disproportionate news coverage and attention [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

US news

The Next Battle in Higher Ed May Strike at Its Soul: Scholarship

Higher education is facing increased scrutiny over issues of integrity, including plagiarism and admissions scandals.

There have been accusations of plagiarism and controversies surrounding admissions processes at prestigious universities such as Stanford, Harvard, and M.I.T. [ more ]

Boston.com

How a proxy fight over campus politics brought down Harvard's president

Claudine Gay's resignation as Harvard president was a victory for critics in the ideological battle over American higher education.

Conservative efforts to reshape higher education had previously focused on public universities, but Gay's resignation at Harvard signals a victory for the conservative movement. [ more ]

New York Post

Harvard's Claudine Gay set to keep her near $900K annual salary despite resigning as university president

Outgoing Harvard President Claudine Gay will still earn nearly $900,000 a year despite resigning from her position.

Her new position on the faculty is expected to provide a salary comparable to or higher than her previous earnings. [ more ]

New York Post

Harvard student Honor Council member accuses school of double standard by allowing President Claudine Gay to stay

A student member of Harvard's Honor Council is calling for university president Claudine Gay's resignation over her plagiarism scandal.

The student argues that there is a double standard in how plagiarism is handled, with harsher penalties for students compared to the lenient treatment of the president. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Right-wing politics

Opinion | Harvard Couldn't Save Both Claudine Gay and Itself

Conservative critics have long been critical of the liberal tilt of academia and have a strong distrust of higher education institutions.

The departure of Claudine Gay from Harvard has brought attention to right-wing beliefs about higher education and their consistent critique of academic bias. [ more ]

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Harvard Gazette

1 week ago

Turning ideas into impact - Harvard Gazette

Winning startup initiatives recognized at Harvard President's Innovation Challenge Awards.

Event highlights impact of past winners, diverse project range, and significant funding received. [ more ]

Harvard Gazette

3 weeks ago

When your soulmate's a classmate - Harvard Gazette

Education as a shared passion for a married couple pursuing master's degrees at Harvard. [ more ]

www.pasadenastarnews.com

3 weeks ago

After pandemic pause, Caltech restores standardized testing requirement for incoming undergrads

Standardized testing requirement reinstated by Caltech and Harvard for holistic admissions considerations. [ more ]

Boston.com

Palestinian and Muslim students file complaint against Harvard claiming discrimination

Harvard students file federal complaint accusing the university of failing to protect them from harassment based on their Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim backgrounds.

Students experienced rampant harassment and racist attacks, including doxxing, stalking, and assault, on and off campus. [ more ]

New York Post

Jewish Harvard students sue university over its 'double standard' in addressing discrimination

Jewish Harvard students file federal discrimination lawsuit against the university, alleging a double standard in protecting Jewish students from harassment.

The lawsuit claims that the university allows anti-Semitic acts to go unpunished while enforcing policies against other forms of discrimination.

Harvard officials are accused of enabling and tolerating anti-Semitism and ignoring Jewish students' pleas for protection. [ more ]

New York Post

Harvards students slam President Claudine Gay's alleged plagiarism as exaggerated: report

Harvard students are downplaying the severity of the plagiarism allegations against President Claudine Gay, with some shrugging off criticisms as "overblown" - and merely part of a pressure campaign to give her the boot.

Mail Online

1 month ago

OMG science

Scientists fight over signal linked to 'aliens.' Was it just a truck?

A new crash impact site for the object has been calculated by a Johns Hopkins-led team.

Infrasound sensors were utilized in the study to enforce bans on nuclear weapon tests. [ more ]

Mail Online

1 month ago

Public health

Harvard scientist fired for anti-lockdown views during COVID pandemic

Martin Kulldorff was fired by Harvard for anti-lockdown views

Kulldorff was terminated for supporting Great Barrington Declaration and criticizing government's pandemic response [ more ]

Above the Law

Law

The Top Law Schools For A Future As A Supreme Court Clerk

Harvard, Yale, and Princeton are top feeder schools for Supreme Court clerkships

These three schools, along with Columbia and Stanford, account for 2/3 of Supreme Court clerkships [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Applications for Early Harvard Admissions Dip

The number of students applying to Harvard's early action program decreased by about 17 percent.

Harvard officials are questioning whether the Supreme Court's decision on race-conscious admissions programs affected the decline in applications. [ more ]

Chicago Tribune

5 months ago