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Economics Professor Oliver Hart Knighted By King Charles III
Longtime Harvard Economics professor Oliver S.D. Hart was knighted last week.Photo byKatherine L BorrazzoBy Rahem D. Hamid and Elias J. Schisgall, Crimson Staff Writers. Economics professor Oliver S.D. Hart was made a knight by King Charles III, the British government announced last week.
Construction on Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston is Set to Begin
The first section of Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus will be located at 100-112 Western Avenue.Photo byAddison Y. LiuBy Sally E. Edwards, Crimson Staff Writer. Construction for the first phase of Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus in Allston is set to begin this week, after developer Tishman Speyer announced that it secured financing for the project last Friday.
Families Sue Harvard Medical School Over Human Remains Theft
Harvard Medical School is located at 25 Shattuck St. in Boston, Massachusetts.Photo byJonathan G. YuanBy Claire Yuan, Crimson Staff Writer. Families affected by the mishandling of human remains at Harvard Medical School filed a class action lawsuit against the University and former morgue manager Cedric Lodge on Friday.
HBS Professors’ Research Submitted for Retraction Following Allegations of Fraudulent Data
A highly-regarded behavioral economics paper on preventing fraud in self-reports, co-authored by two Harvard Business School professors, has been submitted for retraction following allegations that the data itself is fraudulent and fabricated.
Harvard Law School Clinic Calls for New Bird Safety Measures in University Building Standards
Harvard Law School is located at 1585 Massachusetts Ave.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writer. Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic submitted a letter to Harvard’s Office for Sustainability on Thursday, calling on the school to incorporate bird safety measures into its Sustainable Building Standards.
Cambridge Vice Mayor Mallon Will Not Seek Reelection, Says Pandemic Brought New Challenges
Cambridge Vice Mayor Alanna M. Mallon, pictured at a City Council meeting on Sept. 12, 2022.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Samuel P. Goldston, Crimson Staff Writer. Alanna M. Mallon, who has served as Cambridge’s vice mayor since 2020, will not seek reelection to the Cambridge City Council this fall.
Black Individuals Made Up Half of Harvard Campus Police Arrests in 2022, According to New Data
Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen and Yusuf S. Mian, Crimson Staff Writers. Black individuals accounted for more than 50 percent of arrests made by the Harvard University Police Department in 2022, according to new data released last Thursday to its data dashboard.
Half of Surveyed Harvard Faculty Say Their Pay Is Too Low
Photo byRahem D. HamidBy Rahem D. Hamid and Elias J. Schisgall, Crimson Staff Writers. A majority of Harvard faculty respondents — approximately 51 percent — who filled out The Crimson’s annual survey of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences believe that their compensation is either “too low” or “far too low.”
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Plan Sued After Massive Data Breach
Photo byJoey HuangBy Rahem D. Hamid, Crimson Staff Writer. In a class action lawsuit filed last week, the insurance firm Harvard Pilgrim Health Care was accused by one of their clients that the provider and its parent company, Point32Health, failed to secure its customers’ personal information in a massive data breach affecting 2.5 million people.
Ex-Harvard Medical School Morgue Manager Indicted, Accused of Stealing and Selling Human Remains
A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager is accused of stealing and selling human remains from the school.Photo byJonathan G. YuanBy Rahem D. Hamid and Neil H. Shah, Crimson Staff Writers.
Judges Cast Doubt on Harvard’s Claim that Insurance Firm Must Cover Admissions Lawsuit Fees
The United States First Circuit Court of Appeals is located in Boston's John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse.Photo byNaomi S. Castellon-PerezBy Michelle N. Amponsah, Crimson Staff Writer.
A Year of Firsts: Class of 1998 Sees Strides in LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Representation
Among many firsts, Harvard’s Memorial Church held its first gay wedding ceremony during the 1997-98 academic year.Photo bySami E. TurnerBY JOYCE E. KIM AND ASHER J. MONTGOMERY, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS.
‘First Draft of History’: Kristen Welker ’98 Charts Path from Crimson Reporting to White House
Photo byCourtesy of NBC Universal MediaBy Claire Yuan, Crimson Staff Writer. Leading the crowd of reporters in the White House briefing room, Kristen Welker ’98 sat in the front row, poised to ask about the ongoing fight over the debt limit and budget deal.
Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey Coach Announces Retirement Amid Allegations of Abusive Behavior
Harvard women's ice hockey head coach Katey Stone is retiring after 29 years leading the team.Photo byMark KelseyBy Sophia C. Scott, Crimson Staff Writer. Embattled Harvard women’s ice hockey head coach Katey Stone announced her retirement Tuesday morning in a Harvard Athletics press release.
‘This Political Revolution’: 50 Years Later, Harvard Alumni Reflect on Opposition to Nixon, Vietnam War
As freshmen stepped onto Harvard’s campus in the fall of 1969, they were surrounded by political tension: the preceding year had witnessed the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy ’48. And after President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to seek reelection, Richard Nixon assumed his position, inheriting responsibility for a war that seemed senseless to many.
‘You Can’t Eat Prestige’: Graduate Students and Teaching Fellows Strike Over Financial Aid Cuts
By Makanaka Nyandoro and Jennifer Y. Song, Crimson Staff Writers. In March 1973, about 700 members of Harvard’s Graduate Students and Teaching Fellow Union braved four days of sub-zero temperatures to protest the newly introduced Kraus Plan, which ultimately reduced financial aid for graduate students.
Seth Waxman ’73 Reflects on Path from Quincy House to the Supreme Court
Former U.S. Solicitor General Seth P. Waxman '73, who represented Harvard during oral arguments in SFFA v. Harvard, exits the Supreme Court.Photo byJulian J. GiordanoBy Yusuf S. Mian, Crimson Staff Writer.
‘How to Survive the Fall in Three Easy Steps’: Michelle Yeoh Addresses the Harvard Law School Class of 2023
Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh addressed Harvard Law School’s Class of 2023 during the school’s Class Day ceremony at Holmes Field Wednesday afternoon, sharing advice for graduates as they embark on the next stage of their legal careers.
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