
Dhruv Patel
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25-02-2023 05:44:11
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Harvard rebranded its DEI office in late April — but it was just the latest step in a quiet rollback that accelerated after Jan. 20. Since Trump took office, Harvard scrubbed DEI from 25+ webpages, per The Harvard Crimson’s tracker. Read the tale from Matan Josephy & Annabel Yu.

Harvard’s 374th Commencement had all the usual notes: bagpipes, robes, caps. But as the keynote echoed, another message spread — a judge had paused Trump’s move against international students. Relief rippled among graduates — quiet but unmistakable. 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…

Harvard didn’t want Columbia’s fate. After Columbia’s $400M cut, Garber scrapped an India trip & quietly engaged DOJ officials, per sources. Now it’s even worse off — with a $3B crisis & 7,000 intl students at risk. Inside the standoff w/ Grace Yoon thecrimson.com/article/2025/5…

BREAKING: Trump issued a proclamation barring foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard, citing national security concerns. The move halts new international admissions and puts current students under review. In The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

SCOOP: The Harvard Medical School quietly pulled its diversity statement (attached) on Wednesday. It had pledged to "prioritize" DEI in school policies and "advance" it in hiring decisions. HMS Dean Daley's email didn't mention the move. In The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…


Harvard adds Trump's travel ban to its lawsuit in The Harvard Crimson via Samuel A. Church, Dhruv Patel, Cam Srivastava, Grace Yoon: thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

Welcome back, alumni! The Crimson's honoring the Classes of 1975 and 2000 in a special 19-piece reunion package. Read about the loss of the JFK Library, Muhammad Ali’s sold-out speech, Bill Gates' early years, the fight for the DuBois Institute, & more. thecrimson.com/topic/crimson-…

US officials denied a visa to a Harvard postdoc Fri. morning, citing Trump’s order barring int’l students from entering the US to attend Harvard — even though a judge temporarily blocked it. The refusal was in apparent violation of the TRO from Thurs. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

Our obituary for slain MN. rep Melissa Hortman, an HKS alum. “This tragedy is part of the reality of what it means to serve the public and the people bravely," one of her instructors said. "Yet the bravest among us — and Melissa was — do it anyway.” thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

BREAKING: Trump says Harvard is in "historic" settlement talks with the White House — but gave no evidence and little detail of the terms being discussed. No comment from Harvard yet. In The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…


Scoop: Harvard President Alan Garber confirmed to top-dollar donors Monday that the University has resumed talks with the Trump administration, per a source. It’s the first time a Harvard official has acknowledged the negotiations. w/ Grace Yoon thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

BREAKING: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Harvard on Thursday in an antitrust probe into Ivy League tuition practices. Lawmakers said the school failed to fully cooperate and demanded internal documents by July 17. In The Harvard Crimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…


The components guiding Russian bombs into hospitals and shopping centers didn’t come from Moscow. They came from Silicon Valley. Full investigation drops tomorrow Hunterbrook

BREAKING AM NEWS: The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed Harvard over alleged misconduct by international students and noncompliance with immigration law. ICE demands docs dating back to Jan. 1, 2020 — and warns other schools should "take note." thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…


A DHS official testified that the government created reports on potential criminal conduct by more than 100 student protesters nationwide, drawing their names from a 5,000-person list compiled by the doxxing website Canary Mission. w/ Laurel Shugart thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

NEW: Harvard officials warned Monday that federal actions — the $2B funding cut, 8% endowment tax, & threats to international students — could cost Harvard up to $1B a year. In response, they said, the hiring freeze will stay & more layoffs are coming. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…