
Megan Blonigen
@meganblonigen
Harvard ‘28
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03-02-2025 17:56:05
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, calling for her immediate release from a Louisiana detention facility. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

Immigration experts said the Trump administration’s decision to press criminal smuggling charges against HMS researcher Kseniia Petrova may be an attempt to pressure the Russian citizen to voluntarily leave the U.S. Megan Blonigen & William Mao report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey condemned the Trump administration again at a Tuesday webinar organized by alumni group Crimson Courage, where she said the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard would harm Massachusetts. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell voiced support for Harvard in an amicus brief filed Wednesday, denouncing the Trump administration’s attempts to revoke the University’s ability to enroll international students. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…


How does Harvard Law Review decide what to publish? A 2200-page leak spurred charges that it favored liberal views & nonwhite writers — so The Harvard Crimson tracked down 300+ authors whose submissions were discussed in the leak. Here's what some of them thought. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

Story (and internet sleuthing) by Megan Blonigen and Caroline G. Hennigan

After a massive leak, the Harvard Law Review was accused of using a racially or ideologically discriminatory rubric to evaluate article submissions. But many authors who submitted papers didn't see it that way. Megan Blonigen and Caroline G. Hennigan report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

After a massive leak from Harvard Law Review documents exposed internal debates over race and politics in publishing, Megan Blonigen and I followed the trail, contacting 300+ authors whose submission reviews were leaked. Read what they thought in The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

As Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes its way to President Donald Trump’s desk, Massachusetts officials condemned it as cruel and said it would hike costs for the state. Megan Blonigen and Shawn Boehmer report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Here’s what Massachusetts officials are saying about the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” w/ Shawn Boehmer in The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Joanna M. Weiss ’94, Harvard Magazine’s newly-appointed editor, took the reins as the University’s showdown with the Trump administration rocks campus. She said she’s found the chaos “exciting.” Megan Blonigen and Caroline G. Hennigan report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Students staying in Harvard dorms are facing the summer heat without AC. What's it like? "I feel like a rotisserie chicken every night." "I can't really sleep." "You kind of feel suffocated." via Megan Blonigen in The Harvard Crimson: thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Students living on campus this summer are weathering this summer’s heat wave from their Harvard dorm rooms, many of which are not equipped with air conditioning. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Students were left without power for several hours on Thursday morning after an outage — caused by an “underground electrical incident” that injured a contractor — hit several University buildings near the river. Megan Blonigen and Shawn Boehmer report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Senator Ed J. Markey (D-Mass.) has officially announced his support for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 in her mayoral run, adding to a growing list of endorsements for her reelection campaign. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

The driver who fatally struck cyclist John H. Corcoran ’84 last year pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and negligence on Monday, appearing in court for the first time in four months. Megan Blonigen and Laurel Shugart report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Eight children from a French youth choir performing at a free concert at St. Paul’s Parish were sent to nearby hospitals for “seizure-like symptoms” on Tuesday night after the end of the concert. Megan Blonigen reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

Twenty defendants charged in purchasing commercial sex through a Cambridge brothel network accepted the prosecution’s conditions of pretrial probation on Tuesday, avoiding conviction. Megan Blonigen and Caroline G. Hennigan report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

LATEST: A district judge dismissed the assault and battery charges in a case against two Harvard graduate students who were charged following an altercation at a pro-Palestine protest last year. w/ Megan Blonigen and Caroline G. Hennigan thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…