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Veronica H. Paulus
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Harvard To Remove Black Lives Matter Message From Biology Professors’ Office Windows
A Harvard administrator told two professors on Tuesday that a Black Lives Matter sign displayed in their office windows would be taken down by this Saturday, describing it as a violation of the University’s campus use rules.
In Open Letter, More Than 360 Academics Blast Cancellation of Harvard Educational Review Issue on Palestine
More than 360 academics from universities worldwide signed an open letter blasting a Harvard publishing group for abruptly canceling a special issue about Palestine and education — and urged the publisher to publicly acknowledge the decision as “anti-Palestinian discrimination.”
On Harvard FAS Survey, Most Faculty Say There Is Not ‘Systemic Antisemitism’ on Campus
For the second year in a row, a majority of respondents to The Crimson’s annual Faculty of Arts and Sciences survey said they did not observe “systemic antisemitism” at Harvard.
Harvard President Garber Tells Faculty He Is Not Considering a $500 Million Deal With Trump
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 has told faculty that a deal with the Trump administration is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement, according to three faculty members familiar with the matter.
Some Faculty Urge Harvard To Hold Out Against a Trump Deal, While Others Shift Focus to ‘Harm Reduction’
A steady trickle of news from the negotiating table has pushed even some opponents of a Harvard-Trump deal to focus instead on drawing lines in the sand against concessions they find unacceptable.
Harvard Journal Abruptly Cancels Issue on Palestine, Sparking Accusations of Censorship
A Harvard education journal’s publisher abruptly canceled a planned special issue on Palestine and education last month, sparking accusations from authors and editors that the journal’s publisher made a “Palestine exception” to academic freedom.
Prominent Harvard Affiliates Sent Birthday Letters to Jeffrey Epstein, WSJ Reports
Several high-profile Harvard affiliates were among those who sent birthday letters, some with sexually suggestive messages, to disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.
DOGE Instructions and a White House Deadline: How the Government Canceled Harvard’s Grants
More than 2,000 pages of court documents present a new window into the government’s process for terminating research grants to Harvard — and show that the Department of Government Efficiency helped facilitate the operation.
Harvard Grad Schools Rebrand Diversity Offices as University Wipes DEI Messaging
Several Harvard graduate schools began shuttering their diversity, equity, and inclusion offices over the past two weeks, continuing the University’s effort to replace DEI programs that the Trump administration has broadly painted as illegal.
The Defense Department Canceled a Harvard Project’s Grant. Then It Kept Paying.
The Department of Defense paid Harvard scientists to continue work on their research project, even after the Trump administration said they canceled the grant funding the study, the University claimed in a Friday filing for its lawsuit over the administration’s funding freezes.