Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

Summaries of early-spring news from Harvard

Action against sexual assault, the Law School drops its shield, “Faculty Deans” now lead the Houses, and more

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova , Laura Levis

Harvard public health dean, museum director, more

A new dean for public health, a new director for the art museums, and more

Graduate School of Design conference addresses racism in St. Louis

Urban planners and scholars talk racism and exclusion in St. Louis.

by Lydialyle Gibson

BU Law Professor Khiara Bridges Teaches Critical Race Theory at Harvard Law

And why it is a subject of protest at Harvard Law School

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Corporation to Drop Law School Shield Linked to Slavery

The announcement follows a Law School committee’s recommendation to abandon the shield. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Sexual Assault Report Calls For Harvard Campus Culture Change

The report urges annual prevention training for faculty and students, more funding, and changes in final clubs. 

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Law School Committee Recommends Abandoning Shield Linked to Slavery

The recommendation follows three months of investigation into the shield’s history. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard capital campaign nears $6.5-billion goal

Now comes the harder part: fulfilling under-funded priorities.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Files Amicus Brief with NLRB in Graduate Student Unionization Case

The University argues that the relationship between graduate students and universities should remain academic, not managerial, and student labor unions would “damage private sector graduate education.”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The animal law conundrum: when are creatures "things”?

Animal law takes hold at Harvard Law School.

by Cara Feinberg