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Harvard faculty voted to cap A grades at about 20 percent per class to combat grade inflation, signaling a stricter grading regime intended to restore trust in higher education; the policy is slated to take effect in fall 2027.
A blue plaque was unveiled at Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin's teenage home in Notting Hill to recognize her groundbreaking work in astronomy—most notably the 1925 idea that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium—and her trailblazing roles as Harvard's first female PhD in astronomy and its first female full professor.
Harvard’s $100m Legacy of Slavery Initiative, aimed at tracing the university’s ties to slavery—including Antigua holdings, and reparations—has become contentious after three Harvard-affiliated academics resigned and 11 researchers were fired amid claims the administration blocked descendant-engagement and used the work as PR rather than genuine accountability. The project’s findings have grown to identify more than 1,300 enslaved people tied to Harvard and about 600 living descendants; Antigua officials and communities have pressed for reparative dialogue. Critics call the effort opaque window-dressing, while Harvard says it seeks community involvement and has pursued limited partnerships with institutions like the University of West Indies.
Powell told a Harvard economics class that the economy is growing solidly and signaled a rate hold for now, as markets weigh a cautious policy path amid external risks. With his May term end and a stalled Senate confirmation of successor Kevin Warsh, plus investigations into Fed HQ renovations, the transition faces hurdles.
The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging leadership failed to address campus antisemitism and enabling the government to freeze grants or seek repayment of subsidies; Harvard defends its approach as proactive, while the case intensifies a broader Trump-era battle over federal funding to elite universities, following prior funding cuts, contract terminations, and ongoing negotiations.
The U.S. Justice Department has sued Harvard University, alleging the school failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment on campus—describing incidents where protesters blocked entry to buildings and students were pressured to hide yarmulkes. The suit claims Harvard violated civil rights laws and its own policies, seeking court orders to bolster protections and even allowing the government to halt federal grant payments. Harvard countered that it has taken steps to address antisemitism and will defend itself; this marks the second DOJ action against Harvard this year (following an earlier lawsuit over admissions records).
President Trump abruptly reversed his approach to a potential Harvard settlement, shifting from a possible $200 million payment to demanding $1 billion in damages and threatening a criminal investigation, as talks remained uncertain amid partisan scrutiny and concerns about the administration's consistency in high-stakes negotiations.
President Trump said he will seek $1 billion in damages from Harvard in a long-running funding feud tied to his administration’s efforts against what it calls woke campus ideology. The move follows reports that the administration backed off a $200 million demand, and comes after a federal court partially overturned the previous $2 billion funding cuts Harvard challenged in court, with the White House vowing to continue challenging the ruling; other Ivies have struck deals to preserve funding rather than fight in court.
Trump escalates a dispute with Harvard by demanding a $1 billion payment, signaling a high-stakes legal-political confrontation as the standoff deepens.
President Trump says his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard in a long-running federal-funding dispute tied to antisemitism concerns and ongoing settlement talks, a move following reports that Harvard won concessions and after earlier discussions of a smaller payout; a federal judge previously ruled the funding freeze violated Harvard’s First Amendment rights.
Harvard neurologist Rudolph Tanzi outlines a six-item daily plan for maintaining brain health and slowing aging, including prioritizing sleep to clear toxins, managing stress, staying socially connected, learning new things to form neural connections, quieting internal chatter to boost creativity, and following a microbiome-friendly diet.
Chinese universities surge to the top of a global ranking of research output, pushing Harvard from the lead to No. 3 and signaling a broader shift as American institutions fall behind the rising productivity of Chinese schools.
Two men were arrested in connection with an intentional explosion at Harvard's medical building in Boston, which occurred early Saturday morning; no injuries were reported, and authorities are investigating the incident further.
FlyBase, a crucial online database supporting biomedical research using fruit flies, faces potential shutdown due to funding cuts from the Trump administration, threatening global research efforts and future scientific discoveries.
Scientists at Harvard have developed a novel method to capture CO2 using sunlight and specially designed organic molecules called photobases, offering a potentially energy-efficient and reusable approach to mitigate climate change by actively removing atmospheric CO2.