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campus-safety15 days ago•4 min saved

Harvard Halts Classes and Evacuates Dining Hall After Morning Bomb Threat at Memorial Hall

Harvard University issued a shelter-in-place order on Monday morning after a bomb threat was reported at Memorial Hall. Police established a perimeter and swept the building, leading to the closure of adjacent facilities including Annenberg Hall and Memorial Church. Several classes were canceled or moved online, though the shelter-in-place order was lifted within 35 minutes, with the building remaining closed for further investigation.

via The Harvard Crimson|

#bomb-threat #campus-safety #class-cancellations

academia15 days ago•22 min saved

Harvard Anthropologist's Report Accuses Discipline of Abandoning Objectivity for Political Advocacy

Joseph Henrich, a Harvard biological anthropologist, released a 107-page report asserting that cultural anthropology has suffered a severe decline in scholarly standards due to the prioritization of political advocacy over rigorous, objective research. The report, part of a broader critique of humanities scholarship, claims that the field is in crisis, evidenced by dwindling enrollments, departmental splits, and a suppression of dissenting views. Henrich argues that the American Anthropological Association has driven this shift by embedding moral positions into scholarly discourse, leading to a toxic intellectual climate. While Henrich advocates for a return to replicable methods and open debate, the American Anthropological Association has rejected the findings, labeling the critique a political attack and defending the current state of the discipline.

via The Chronicle of Higher Education|

#academia #academic-freedom #anthropology

politics18 days ago

Kristof Defends Controversial Claims at Harvard Lecture Amid Ongoing Backlash

Nicholas Kristof defended his May 2026 report alleging that Israeli forces use trained dogs to commit sexual violence against Palestinians during a lecture at Harvard University. The claims, which have been widely debunked, sparked significant controversy, with Harvard initially facing pressure to cancel the event but ultimately proceeding under free-speech principles. Kristof argued that his reporting was solid because he heard similar allegations from multiple independent human rights groups. The incident has intensified debates over academic freedom, media accountability, and the handling of sensitive geopolitical narratives.

via freebeacon.com|

#free-speech-debate #harvard-university #israel-palestine-conflict

politics23 days ago•4 min saved

Trump Orders Budget Chief to Draft NIH Grant Control Board After Harvard Funding Clash

President Trump has directed White House Budget Director Russ Vought to draft an executive order establishing a new board to control National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding. The move follows a Friday Oval Office meeting where Trump asked NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to cut funding for Harvard University, a request Bhattacharya refused. The proposed board would include Vought and Bhattacharya, requiring unanimous decisions on grants, effectively giving Vought a veto over the agency's $48 billion budget. This escalation aims to bypass congressional restrictions on earlier attempts to politicize federal health research funding.

via Politico|

#harvard-university #jay-bhattacharya #nih

health27 days ago•3 min saved

Harvard Study Identifies Agitation as Key Predictor for Suicide Attempts

A multiyear Harvard study led by Matthew Nock found that smartphone-based surveys can predict 75% of suicide attempts and 87% of related hospitalizations within one week. The research, involving over 600 high-risk individuals, highlights agitation as a stronger predictor than depression, with each point increase on a 0-10 scale raising attempt odds by 11%. These findings support scalable, real-time interventions to prevent crises.

via New York Post|

#harvard-university #health #matthew-nock

us-politics1 month ago•24 min saved

DOJ Civil Rights Chief Targets Liberal Campuses, Harvard in Focus

Profile of Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, detailing a four-decade campaign to challenge liberal academia through aggressive university settlements, personnel moves, and efforts to obtain confidential voter data, with Harvard singled out as a key target in President Trump’s push against campus diversity and antisemitism policies.

via The New York Times|

#diversity-policies #doj-civil-rights-division #harmeet-dhillon

politics1 month ago•57 min saved

Duffys on Reality TV: Pondering Paloma’s Harvard Path

On the Duffys’ family reality show The Great American Road Trip, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he and wife Rachel Campos-Duffy could “say no” to their daughter Paloma attending Harvard, arguing the school could “corrupt” conservative minds, a point Paloma counters by saying a liberal-leaning education could be more well-rounded as they visit Harvard amid ongoing scrutiny of elite universities.

via Yahoo|

#harvard-university #paloma-duffy #politics

politics1 month ago•6 min saved

Duffy family questions Harvard's fit with Christian values

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his wife Rachel Campos-Duffy say Harvard could clash with their Catholic faith as their daughter Paloma considers applying; after visiting Cambridge and speaking with a Catholic priest, Duffy says he’s more open to Harvard but wary of a one-sided environment, noting ongoing campus tensions and prior Trump administration clashes with the university.

via Fox News|

#campus-controversy #christian-values #harvard-university

politics1 month ago•3 min saved

Harvard Professor’s AI-Written Op-Ed Draws Backlash Over Trump Tariffs

A Harvard Kennedy School economist, Ricardo Hausmann, is facing criticism after it emerged that his Financial Times op-ed criticizing President Trump’s tariffs was largely AI-generated; the FT added a disclaimer noting AI was used to condense a longer draft, highlighting concerns about AI's role in scholarly writing and drawing sharp reactions from readers who called the piece “slop.”

via nypost.com|

#artificial-intelligence #donald-trump #financial-times

politics2 months ago•6 min saved

Judge tosses DOJ’s Harvard antisemitism suit as too isolated to prove bias

A Massachusetts federal judge (Richard G. Stearns) dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit accusing Harvard of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, saying the cited 2023–24 incidents and three March 2025 events were too isolated to establish a Title VI violation and that the DOJ hadn’t shown ongoing noncompliance since a June 2025 compliance notice. The DOJ said it is considering next steps, Harvard did not comment, and advocacy groups noted that antisemitism remains an issue on campus amid the broader political pressure campaign against the university.

via The Washington Post|

#antisemitism #campus-protests #doj

law2 months ago•4 min saved

Judge Tosses DOJ Antisemitism Case Against Harvard, Finding No Ongoing Violations

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard of permitting antisemitism against Jewish and Israeli students, saying the government failed to prove an ongoing Title VI violation. The court found most incidents occurred in 2023-24 and only a few followed, deeming them too isolated to establish continued noncompliance. The DOJ signaled possible appeals, while Harvard emphasized its commitment to supporting Jewish and Israeli students on campus.

via Politico|

#antisemitism #discrimination #doj-civil-rights-division

politics2 months ago•2 min saved

Judge dismisses Trump's bid to tie Harvard funding to antisemitism claims

A federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, ruling there was no ongoing civil-rights violation under Title VI and that most incidents cited were isolated, not indicating systemic harassment.

via NBC News|

#antisemitism #civil-rights #federal-funding

higher-education4 months ago•17 min saved

Harvard professors vote to cap A grades to curb grade inflation

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.

via The Washington Post|

#education-policy #grade-inflation #harvard-university

science5 months ago•2 min saved

Blue plaque honors pioneering astronomer who decoded stellar makeup

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.

via BBC|

#astronomy #blue-plaque #cecilia-payne-gaposchkin

race5 months ago•36 min saved

Harvard Slavery Research in Turmoil as Researchers Quit and Antigua Ties Draw Scrutiny

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.

via The Guardian|

#antigua #descendant-communities #harvard-university