“Whose idea was it to go and talk to the teenagers? We could’ve had a toddler who doesn’t have opinions and thong underwear.” No, Rose Byrne, the 76th Woman of the Year, did not say this to the cast, crew, and business staff of Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Thankfully, most are merely opinionated twenty-somethings. The […]
“Thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation. I love you.” Celebrity Timothée Chalamet captivated the star-studded crowd of the 2026 Critics’ Choice Awards with these words on Jan. 4. Accepting the award for Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy for his role […]
As of Dec. 9, President Donald Trump has signed 218 executive orders, issued 112 proclamations, and declared 55 memoranda throughout his second term in the White House. 14 executive orders have explicitly related to American education, and six of these focused on the post-secondary landscape—targeting elite institutions including Harvard University. On campus, this political upheaval […]
Following the closure of Harvard University’s Women’s Center and Office of BGLTQ Student Life this past summer, many undergraduates have been left with limited options for personal health services. Considering the importance of medical care in the areas of reproductive health, hormone imbalances, nutrition, and mental health, students must now turn to other resources to […]
On Monday, Nov. 10, the Institute of Politics announced its 2026 Executive Board: Lorenzo Ruiz ’27 will serve as President, Will Smialek ’27 as Vice President, Jack Tueting ’27 as Treasurer, and Dhara Patel ’27 as Communications Director. Arriving in these new roles amidst IOP Director Setti Warren’s unexpected passing and a tumultuous political year, […]
The Harvard University Police Department released its “2025 Annual Security Report” on Oct. 1, containing data from 2022, 2023, and 2024. The institution’s Cambridge Campus saw an overall decline across violent and hate-motivated crimes since 2023. “Together, the Department and the community can work to create an environment free from the distraction of criminal activity […]
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics closed its fall 2025 Common Application on Sept. 12. Since then, its 18 student programs and four coalitions have welcomed a new cohort of undergraduates committed to civic engagement. Following a politically turbulent summer, the IOP reported one of its most engaged application periods in a non-election year […]
With education becoming increasingly digital and AI slowly impeding university classrooms, the Harvard Independent surveyed Harvard College undergraduates to understand student engagement with and opinions on machines of all kinds for our 2025 issue “Reboot.” Over a three-day period, the Independent received responses across grade levels and concentrations. Note that all questions were anonymous and […]
Three weeks ago, Columbia University announced a $221 million settlement with the Trump administration to resolve alleged violations of anti-discrimination laws and restore research funding. The deal followed months of tension between the federal government and higher education institutions—and may suggest that peer institutions are reaching similar agreements. With the fall semester approaching, post-secondary education […]
As of May 15, the Trump administration has frozen about $2.7 billion in federal grants from Harvard University. While the University’s robust endowment should help cushion further cuts, the challenges of digging into such funds leave the institution on unstable fiscal footing. At $53.2 billion, Harvard has the largest endowment across global higher education institutions. […]