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Secret Document Reportedly Exposes Mass Layoffs at Harvard as Restructuring Slams Dozens of College Staff

A confidential disclosure obtained by student newspaper The Harvard Crimson shows at least 36 layoffs and dozens more roles changed or are at risk in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

International Business Times UK

The Mission of Higher Education: The Pursuit of Infinite Knowledge and Enablement of Open Free-Speech

The origins of American higher education were closely tied to religious and classical traditions. Harvard College, founded in 1636, was initially established to educate clergy before expanding into a broader curriculum. Even as its mission evolved, the institution retained symbols that reflected a larger vision of education itself.

International Business Times

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn As

Harvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A grades awarded to undergraduates, approving one of the most sweeping efforts by a major university to curb grade inflation

The Independent UK

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Harvard College will limit the number of students who can receive A grades

Mandatory cap on top grades at one of America’s most prestigious colleges will go into effect in fall of 2027

The Guardian - US

No Sanctions Against Prof. Francesca Gino Over Libel Claim Against Data Colada

From today's order by Judge Myong J. Joun (D. Mass.) in Gino v. President & Fellows of Harvard College: The… The post No Sanctions Against Prof. Francesca Gino Over Libel Claim Against Data Colada appeared first on Reason.com.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump’s claims about remedial math at Harvard don’t add up

As President Donald Trump moves to revoke Harvard University's certification to enroll foreign students, he is falsely claiming that the university is offering “low grade mathematics like two plus two is four.”

The Independent UK

Want Free Tuition From Harvard? It Won't Be So Easy - Here's How To Know If You Qualify

Harvard University has announced a significant expansion of its financial aid program, which aims to make undergraduate education more accessible.

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Harvard Expands Financial Aid: Who Qualifies For Free Tuition Under The New Policy?

Harvard University announced Monday that Harvard College will be made free for students from families earning $100,000 or less. Meanwhile, students from families earning $200,000 or less will receive free tuition.

International Business Times

Harvard is offering free tuition to students whose families earn less than $200K

The financial aid expansion will go into effect for the 2025 to 2026 academic year

The Independent UK

Expressive Discrimination: Universities' First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action — Part 1

Maybe some universities can continue to do race-based affirmative action, even after SFFA v. Harvard.

Reason

Prof. Francesca Gino's Libel Claims Against Harvard Business School and Data Colada Dismissed

From today's decision by Judge Joun (D. Mass.) in Gino v. President & Fellows of Harvard College: Professor Gino is an internationally renowned behavioral scientist, prolific author, researcher, and teacher who has received many awards and considerable media attention for her academic research regarding people's decision-making. She is currently employed…

Reason

The Harvard graduating students denied their degrees over Palestine protest

The decision by Harvard University to delay degrees for 13 students for one year has caused outrage.

Al Jazeera

The First Amendment Right to Affirmative Action

How private universities can use Boy Scouts v. Dale to get out from under Students for Fair Admissions

Reason

The US is facing a loneliness ‘epidemic’. Can art help reverse the trend?

Physician and Harvard professor Jeremy Nobel believes art can help foster connections in a time of increasing isolation.

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The Independent UK

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action, banning colleges from factoring race in admissions

In a 6 -3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled higher education institutions may not consider race as a factor in admissions

Tribune News Service

Citadel’s Ken Griffin gives $300 million to Harvard University

Billionaire Ken Griffin has given $300 million to Harvard University, his biggest gift ever to his alma mater.

Reason

Interesting New Contractual Due Process Lawsuit by Former Harvard Business School Professor

The case, filed by, among others, lawyer and FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate, is Edelman v. President & Fellows of Harvard College; an excerpt: Plaintiff Benjamin Edelman brings this suit in law and equity to correct the harm that Harvard University has caused to his career, livelihood, and reputation by unlawfully…

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Supreme Court justices battle over race as a factor in college admissions

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court showed deep divides over race-conscious university admissions while questioning lawyers in cases that could transform college campuses and overturn decades-old precedents.

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Los Angeles Times

Ketanji Jackson is a favorite for Biden's historic Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON — U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the front-runner for a historic Supreme Court nomination, graduated with high honors from Harvard College, was an editor of the Harvard Law Review and a law clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Why Biden should nominate J. Michelle Childs to be our next Supreme Court justice

Leondra Kruger is the daughter of two doctors. She graduated from Harvard College and attended law school at Yale University.

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