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Harvard Places 10 Graduate Students on Probation for Encampment Participation
By Michelle N. Amponsah and Joyce E. Kim, Crimson Staff Writers. The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences placed 10 graduate students on probation for participating in the pro-Palestine encampment earlier this year, Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine announced in a press release Tuesday.
After 2 Fatal Collisions, Cambridge City Council Calls for Stronger Truck Regulations
The Cambridge City Council voted unanimously Monday to ask City Manager Yi-An Huang ’05 to work with state and federal representatives to push for legislation mandating safety measures for trucks — a vote that comes after two Cambridge cyclists were killed in collisions with box trucks this month.
Harvard Task Forces Release First Recommendations on Antisemitism, Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bias
By Cam E. Kettles and Tilly R. Robinson, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard’s presidential task forces to combat antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias released their first recommendations on Wednesday, urging the University to fund a visiting professorship in Palestinian studies for next spring and tackle a culture of exclusion and discrimination against both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students.
Cyclist Killed in Collision With Truck at DeWolfe and Mount Auburn Streets
By Matan H. Josephy and Tilly R. Robinson, Crimson Staff Writers. A Florida woman was killed in a collision with a truck while riding her bicycle at the intersection of DeWolfe Street and Mount Auburn St. around 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
6 House Committees Will Probe Harvard’s Federal Funding in Antisemitism Investigation
Six congressional committees will investigate Harvard’s federal funding as part of their House-wide probe into campus antisemitism, the committee chairs wrote in a Monday letter to interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81.
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements
By Tilly R. Robinson and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will stop requiring a diversity, inclusion, and belonging statement as part of its faculty hiring process, Dean of Faculty Affairs and Planning Nina Zipser announced in a Monday morning email.
Animal Rights Protester Charged with Three Felonies After Glitter Attack on Garber
Brittany A. Drake, the animal rights activist who dumped glitter on interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 during Alumni Day, pleaded not guilty to three counts of felony criminal charges on Monday.
Mass. ACLU Requests Transparency for Encampment Protesters in Letter to Harvard Admin
By Michelle N. Amponsah and Joyce E. Kim, Crimson Staff Writers. The Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union demanded “more transparency and clarity” from top Harvard administrators after the University withheld degrees from 13 seniors over their participation in the pro-Palestine encampment.
Harvard Yard Reopened to the Public for First Time in 6 Weeks
Harvard Yard reopened to members of the public on Wednesday, the first time tourists were allowed to enter the space since the University restricted access to non-Harvard affiliates in late April, ahead of the pro-Palestine encampment.
‘Welcome to the Battlefield’: Maria Ressa Talks Tech, Fascism in Harvard Commencement Address
By Emma H. Haidar and Cam E. Kettles, Crimson Staff Writers. Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria A. Ressa warned Harvard graduates of impending fascism due to Big Tech in her Commencement address Thursday, imploring them to “choose their best self” in response.
‘Our Forever President’: Black Harvard Graduates Celebrate Claudine Gay at Affinity Ceremony
By Madeleine A. Hung and Joyce E. Kim, Crimson Staff Writers. Two Harvard graduates presented an award for faculty who show “a strong commitment to social justice” to former Harvard President Claudine Gay during the University-wide celebration of Black graduates on Tuesday evening in Sanders Theatre.
Large Police Response at Harvard Graduate School of Education After 2 People Fall Off Balcony
By Azusa M. Lippit and Cam N. Srivastava, Crimson Staff Writers. Two people fell approximately 20 feet after leaning on a railing that gave way outside the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Larsen Hall, according to Cambridge Police Department spokesperson Robert Goulston.
Church Says It Did Not Authorize ‘People’s Commencement’ Protest After Harvard Graduation Walkout
By Elyse C. Goncalves and Matan H. Josephy, Crimson Staff Writers. The leadership of Harvard-Epworth Church, the venue that held the “People’s Commencement” following the pro-Palestine walkout at Harvard’s graduation, said they were angered and dismayed that the church became the site of a large-scale protest, according to a Friday email sent to the church’s congregation.
As it Happened: More Than 1,000 Stage Walkout at Harvard Commencement Ceremony
More than 1,000 people staged a walkout in support of 13 undergraduates who were barred from graduating, while interim President Alan M. Garber ’76 was booed at the end of his address to graduates. Follow The Crimson for live coverage of Harvard’s eventful Commencement ceremonies.
Rabbi Zarchi Confronted Maria Ressa, Walked Off Stage Over Her Harvard Commencement Speech
Harvard Chabad Rabbi Hirschy Zarchi confronted Nobel laureate and journalist Maria A. Ressa toward the end of Thursday’s Commencement ceremonies, telling The Crimson that he had asked Ressa to publicly clarify a remark in her speech that he found antisemitic.
Outrage at Decision to Deny Diplomas to 13 Pro-Palestine Students Overshadows Harvard Commencement
By Emma H. Haidar and Cam E. Kettles, Crimson Staff Writers. More than 1,000 people walked out of Harvard’s Commencement on Thursday, as mass discontent over the decision to bar 13 pro-Palestine College student protesters from graduating overshadowed a day filled with pomp and circumstance.
Brandeis Center Accuses Harvard of ‘Deliberately’ Ignoring Antisemitism in Lawsuit
By William C. Mao and Mandy Zhang, Crimson Staff Writers. The Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education accused Harvard of “deliberately” ignoring antisemitism on campus and creating “an unbearable educational environment” for Jewish students in a lawsuit filed last week.
Animal Rights Protester Dumps Glitter on Harvard President Alan Garber Before Alumni Day Speech
By Emma H. Haidar and Cam E. Kettles, Crimson Staff Writers. An animal rights protester dumped a tube of gold glitter on interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 as he stepped up to the podium at Tercentenary Theatre and prepared to address attendees at Harvard Alumni Day.
Co-Chairs of Harvard Legacy of Slavery Memorial Committee Slam University in Resignation Letter
Tracy K. Smith ’94 and Dan I. Byers claim they were encouraged to ‘delay and dilute’ efforts to engage descendants. The co-chairs of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery memorial project committee slammed Vice Provost for Special Projects Sara N. Bleich in their resignation letter on Wednesday, alleging that Bleich’s office both delayed their efforts to build relationships with local descendant communities and rushed to publicize their work on the memorial.
Harvard Has Finally Stopped the Statements. Two Questions Remain.
Yesterday, Harvard’s top leadership sent the rare University-wide email that did its readers good: Effective immediately, the University will no longer release public statements about social and political issues, save for those intimately connected to its core academic mission.
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