Jun 17 Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Brinkley was an academic who traced the evolution of liberalism from the New Deal to the 21st century and was a popular commentator on culture and politics. Continue reading
May 30 German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded a Harvard honorary degree By Associated Press The Ivy League school gave Merkel an honorary Doctor of Laws degree Thursday in advance of her keynote speech at Harvard's 368th commencement ceremony. Continue reading
Mar 20 Harvard profited from photos of slaves, descendant says in lawsuit By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Tamara Lanier is suing the Ivy League school for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors. Continue reading
Nov 02 Opinion: The false narrative driving the Harvard affirmative action case By Natasha K. Warikoo Social science has shown us that when a group perceives a decline in status, economic or otherwise, they are likely to accept narratives that blame a different group — often a stigmatized one — for that decline. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:47 Harvard admissions case could determine the future of affirmative action The Trump administration came out against Harvard University's admission practices on Thursday. A legal battle brought by a group of Asian Americans against one of the most selective schools in the world is heading to federal court this fall, and… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 8:26 How the U.S. became the hip-hop nation By Charlayne Hunter-Gault The Grammys are catching up with public opinion by recognizing hip-hop artists in its top categories this year. At Harvard University's Hiphop Archive & Research Institute, the genre and its history is the subject of academic study as a brilliant… Continue watching
Oct 03 Column: How conservative activists are using Asian Americans to argue against affirmative action By Natasha K. Warikoo In August, the Justice Department sought lawyers to investigate whether Harvard University has discriminated against Asian Americans in favor of black and Latino applicants. In her column, Harvard professor Natasha Warikoo explains how such efforts are an attempt at a… Continue reading
Sep 13 Chelsea Manning, Sean Spicer named as visiting Harvard fellows By Jennifer Hijazi Manning, a transgender activist and security expert who was jailed for releasing confidential information to WikiLeaks, and Spicer, known for acerbic exchanges with reporters during his tenure as White House press secretary, join former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and… Continue reading
Feb 16 Broad Institute wins heated dispute over CRISPR patents By Sharon Begley, STAT The U.S. patent office ruled on Wednesday that hotly disputed patents on the revolutionary genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 belong to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, dealing a blow to the University of California. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:05 At Ohio rally, Trump ‘unofficially’ announces defense pick Mattis By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump used a rally in Cincinnati on Thursday night to “unofficially” announce retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis as his secretary of defense, telling the audience to keep the news hushed. Meanwhile, at Harvard University's traditionally civil post-election… Continue watching