*Due to the sensitivity of mental health work, the majority of representatives the Independent spoke with chose to remain anonymous. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students in the United States. With an average of 24,000 attempts and 1,100 deaths per year, mental health services are starting to be seen as […]
In recent months, the United States has shifted towards an increasingly isolationist trade stance, imposing wide-ranging tariffs and retreating from its traditional role as a champion of open markets. This change in commercial policy has sparked debates about the future of global economic integration and is raising questions about whether the world is entering a […]
The Harvard Outing Club offers students the chance to step outside the University’s urban setting and explore outdoor spaces across New England. Through weekly trips that range from Boston-area outings to weekend hikes, the student-run group aims to make the outdoors more accessible to the Harvard community. “HOC is Harvard’s main outdoor recreation club, but […]
Since its founding, Harvard has been renowned for its rich military history—starting with the University’s “Indian College’s” involvement in King Phillip’s War in 1675 and progressing into the modern day with the University’s distinguished Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. The University currently holds the title for the most Medal of Honor recipient alumni out of […]
Over the past five months, Harvard University and the Trump administration have clashed in a series of policy disputes. On April 14, the Trump administration froze $2.2 billion of federal funding from Harvard; on April 16, the federal government threatened Harvard’s international student enrollment eligibility; and on April 21, Harvard filed suit against the administration. […]
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 […]
After months of resistance against the federal government, Harvard University may soon reach a settlement with the Trump administration. Reports of these deliberations come just weeks after Brown University and Columbia University agreed to settlements to restore withheld federal funding. Persistent funding cuts to post-secondary academic institutions nationwide now total between $6.9 and $8.2 billion. […]
Over the past year, Harvard University and Columbia University have stood at the center of a high-stakes fight with the federal government. Beginning in January 2025 following President Trump’s inauguration, both schools saw major funding streams frozen or pulled as the Trump administration tightened its grip on federal research expenditures. What followed: months of canceled […]
On Aug. 18, pre-freshmen began moving into the Yard for one of Harvard College’s six pre-orientation programs: First-Year Retreat and Experience, First-Year Arts Program, First-Year Outdoor Program, First-Year Urban Program, First-Year International Program, and Leadership Institute for the First-Year Experience. Designed to build connections between incoming students, upperclassmen, and the Harvard community, the ‘pre-frosh’ programming […]
Mexico City residents are frustrated as a result of years of redevelopment in the area. Animosity quickly turned into actionable fury on July 4. Mexico City civilians took to the streets, protesting the sizable influx of foreigners—mostly American—who have relocated and made the area their home. “Gentrification is colonization!” shouted Mexican civilians. Mexican American Harvard […]