
Elise Spenner
@elisespenner
covering politics @thecrimson
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14-09-2020 19:18:55
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Jay Ulfelder, program director of HKS's Nonviolent Action Lab, gave his two-weeks notice Wednesday in protest of the University’s decision to define certain criticisms of Israel as antisemitic in its nondiscrimination policies. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…

BREAKING: Harvard professor Vincent Brown resigned from the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative's memorial committee on Monday, condemning layoffs at the Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program. Sophie Gao and Alexandra M. Kluzak report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/1…

Despite Donald Trump’s tumultuous return to the presidency, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Europe’s economic relationship with the United States is “rock solid” at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

For the second consecutive presidential election cycle, the Harvard Institute of Politics Youth Poll overestimated support for the Democratic candidate among voters under 30 by a margin of more than 10 points. Will Cottiss and Elise Spenner report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

Christopher S. “Sandy” Jencks ’58, a former Harvard Kennedy School professor, died at his home on Saturday, Feb. 8 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 88. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lambasted Democratic leadership for attacking Joe Biden like a “firing squad” at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics forum Wednesday. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

One day before Rep. Nancy R. Mace’s planned talk at Harvard’s Institute of Politics, the firebrand South Carolina Republican was still lacing into the University online and in an interview with The Crimson. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will join the Harvard Kennedy School as the inaugural Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order on April 1, according to an email obtained by The Crimson. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

#BREAKING: 3 Harvard students and 2 recent graduates have had their student visas revoked amid the Trump administration’s push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests. Samuel A. Church and Cam Srivastava report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

As Harvard waits to see if President Alan Garber will resist the Trump administration’s $9 billion ultimatum, HKS Dean Jeremy Weinstein won approval among faculty and students with his approach to the crisis. Elise Spenner and Tanya Vidhun report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

BREAKING: Harvard President Alan Garber rejected Trump's demands in a blistering Monday afternoon letter. In The Harvard Crimson via Dhruv Patel and Grace Yoon — more TK: thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…


Former Harvard Kennedy School dean and prominent international relations scholar Joseph S. Nye Sr. died at 88 on Tuesday. Elise Spenner reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…


Harvard’s donor revolt is here. The 1636 Forum has pitched disillusioned alumni a new model: targeted giving that pushes for academic freedom and transparency. Founded in Jan. 2024, it’s already funneled over eight figures. w/ Abby Shih Gerstein thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, who was killed on Saturday, graduated from a Harvard Kennedy School program in 2018. Instructors and classmates remembered her as an earnest student and a principled leader. Tanya Vidhun and Elise Spenner report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…