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‘Ghosted’: Clients, Mentors Seek Money and Answers from Harvard Dropout’s College Admissions Startup
Clients and former admissions mentors are still seeking refunds, compensation, and answers more than six months after the acquisition of college consulting startup Acceptitas, which cut ties with its mentors in late 2022, leaving many unpaid and unaware of their termination for months.
Napalm, Birthed in Harvard’s Basement
Harvard’s Ohiri Field, which sits across the Charles River in Lower Allston, has all the markings of an ordinary university facility. On any given day, soccer players stretch on the grass beneath the sun, Business School affiliates chat lively en route to classes, and a dynamic mix of tourists and residents stroll along, shadowed by the Harvard Stadium.
Harvard Medical School Drops Out of U.S. News Rankings
UPDATED: January 18, 2023, at 9:40 a.m. Harvard Medical School will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings, the school’s dean announced Tuesday, becoming the second of Harvard’s graduate schools to boycott the magazine.
Latin American and Caribbean Scholars Program to Shut Down After Harvard Revokes Affiliation
By Miles J. Herszenhorn and Leah J. Lourenco, Crimson Staff Writers. Laspau, a Harvard-affiliated nonprofit that promotes higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, will shut down after the University decided to revoke its affiliate status.
In Six-Year High, 27 Undergraduates Forced to Withdraw from Harvard in 2020-2021 Due to Honor Code Violations
By Vivi E. Lu and Leah J. Teichholtz, Crimson Staff Writers. In a six-year high, 27 students were forced to withdraw from Harvard College during the 2020-2021 academic year due to academic dishonesty, according to a report released this month.
Harvard Holds Human Remains of 19 Likely Enslaved Individuals, Thousands of Native Americans, Draft Report Says
Harvard University holds the human remains of at least 19 individuals who were likely enslaved and almost 7,000 Native Americans — collections that represent “the University’s engagement and complicity” with slavery and colonialism, according to a draft University report obtained by The Crimson.
Harvard Faculty and Cambridge Students Speak Out Against AP African American Studies Ban
Harvard faculty and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School affiliates condemned a ban of the College Board’s Advanced Placement course “African American Studies” in Florida by the state’s Governor Ron DeSantis, who alleges the course puts “indoctrination” over education.
Harvard College Accepts 7.56% of Early Action Applicants to Class of 2027
By Rahem D. Hamid and Nia L. Orakwue, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard College admitted 7.56 percent of early applicants to the Class of 2027, marking the second-lowest early acceptance rate in the College’s history.
Claudine Gay to Serve as Harvard's 30th President
UPDATED: December 16, 2022, at 4:55 a.m. Claudine Gay will become Harvard University’s 30th president, the school announced Thursday, ending a swift five-month search process that will elevate a person of color to lead America’s oldest academic institution for the first time in its history.
Hundreds Call for Resignation of Harvard Kennedy School Dean Accused of Blocking Fellowship Over Israel Criticism
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates called on Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf to resign on Tuesday following accusations that he denied former Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth a fellowship over his criticism of Israel.
Duke Senior’s Commencement Speech Appears to Plagiarize 2014 Address by Harvard Student
By Vivi E. Lu and Leah J. Teichholtz, Crimson Staff Writers. Duke University’s 2022 undergraduate commencement speaker, Priya Parkash, told her classmates to pursue their own individual “revolutions” at the school’s graduation ceremony on Sunday, reflecting on how the university could be its own “Duke nation.”
Ivy League Faces Federal Class Action Lawsuit Over Athletic Scholarships Policy
By Paton D. Roberts and Sophia C. Scott, Crimson Staff Writers. Two Brown University student athletes have filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all present and former Ivy League athletes recruited since March 2019. Demanding a jury trial, the suit claims the eight Ivy League colleges unlawfully colluded to reduce financial aid and compensation for student-athletes.
Boston Appoints New ‘Night Czar’ to Improve Nightlife, But Skepticism Remains Over City’s Social Scene
By Dylan H. Phan and Jack R. Trapanick, Crimson Staff Writers. City leaders are taking steps to shake off Boston’s Puritan roots with the appointment of a nightlife director last month.
Agnes Callard Condemns ‘Politicization’ of Speech at Harvard Center for Ethics Lecture
Agnes Callard, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, lectured on Socratic politics and freedom of speech at Harvard’s Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics Thursday.
More than 100 Harvard Law School Affiliates Sign Open Letter Criticizing Low Income Protection Plan
By Jo B. Lemann and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. More than 100 Harvard Law School alumni and current affiliates have signed an open letter calling for changes to the school’s Low Income Protection Plan, which subsidizes loan repayments for graduates pursuing public interest jobs.
‘Still Unresolved’: Harvard Student Group Missing Approximately $30,000 After Leadership Dispute
The former president of the Harvard Undergraduate Foreign Policy Initiative, just weeks after the conclusion of her term, transferred approximately $30,000 from the organization’s bank account to her own.
Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey to Undergo External Investigation Amid Allegations Against Coach
By Paton D. Roberts and Sophia C. Scott, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott announced in a March 14 email that Harvard Athletics will conduct an independent, external review of the women’s ice hockey program following allegations of abuse leveled against the program and embattled head coach Katey Stone.
A Reckoning on Cambridge Police: City Grapples with Police Killing of Sayed Faisal
BY RYAN H. DOAN-NGUYEN, YUSUF S. MIAN, AND JOHN N. PEÑA. On the afternoon of Jan. 4, 20-year-old Sayed Faisal, a Cambridge resident and Bangladeshi American college student, was shot and killed by a Cambridge Police Department officer.
Rewriting Our Harvard Admissions Essays
BY MILA G. BARRY, REBECCA E.J. CADENHEAD, KATE S. GRIEM, MARIAH M. NORMAN, SHANIVI SRIKONDA, ANDY Z. WANG, AND MEIMEI XU. With autumn leaves and brisk morning air comes the start of college applications season. As deadlines loom, high school seniors feverishly refine resumes, triple-check transcripts, prepare for interviews, and of course, draft the all-important personal statement. Hunched over laptops or notebooks in classrooms, bedrooms, and libraries, they grapple with the challenge of condensing their strongest selves into 650 words. College essay prompts frequently ask applicants to reflect on the question of who am I? Yet with the looming pressure to gain admittance into increasingly selective elite institutions, who do I have to be? can feel like an equally significant query.
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