On Oct. 8, Harvard Kennedy School’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum hosted the 2025 S.T. Lee Lecture featuring George Yeo—Singapore’s former Minister for Information and the Arts, Health, Trade and Industry, and Foreign Affairs—in conversation with moderator Anthony Saich. Drawing on his experience steering Singapore’s foreign policy, Yeo explored the prospect of a U.S. decline […]
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 […]
In just four months, the American comedy world has been shaken. On Sept. 17, ABC briefly suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, and in July 2025, CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” These moves sparked concern among comedians worldwide about the narrowing space for political satire and the erosion of free speech. […]
The ground is shifting quickly beneath the feet of immigrants, their families, and the lawyers who represent them. Since Jan. 20, 2025, immigrants in Los Angeles, Boston, and other major United States cities have faced a sharply altered law enforcement landscape as the Trump administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expand interior operations and […]
“O’zapft is” echoes out every September as the first beer barrel is tapped at the Schottenhamel Festhalle to open Oktoberfest. Hosted in Munich, Germany, the Oktoberfest dates back to 1810 as a celebration of the nuptials between Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Today, Oktoberfest is a celebration of German and […]
Harvard’s ideological climate faces unprecedented national scrutiny. This summer, the Trump administration claimed that the University was guilty of silencing viewpoints unpopular with the liberal majority while examining on-campus antisemitism. While University President Alan M. Garber ’76 called several federal requests “intrusive and unconstitutional,” he acknowledged parts of the White House’s critique, including concerns that […]
Somerville residents headed to the polls on Sept. 16 to vote in the preliminary elections for mayor, councilor at large, school committee member for Ward Three, and councilor for Ward Seven. The city is divided into seven wards, each represented by its own councilor, in addition to the four councilors elected at large. Somerville is […]
Harvard’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maggie Haberman in conversation with moderator Setti Warren on Sept. 25. The discussion traced President Donald Trump’s path from his early tabloid notoriety to his enduring hold over the Republican Party. Over the course of the evening, Haberman unpacked the blend of ambition, grievance, and […]
On Sept. 22, Harvard students received an email titled “Immunization holds start Sep. 26” from the Harvard Registrar’s office, notifying University affiliates that students who have not received the seasonal influenza vaccine will face holds on their academic accounts. While the vaccine requirement has been standard practice since 2021, this year, such a policy comes […]
“Christian, conservative, Republican—in that order.” On Sept. 30, former Vice President Mike Pence described himself with these words as he took the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum stage for a conversation entitled “The Future of Conservatism and American Democracy.” The discussion was moderated by Professor Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance […]