On Oct. 13, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences to Dr. Philippe Aghion, former Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Harvard and one of the world’s leading scholars on innovation. Aghion shares one-third of this honor with colleague Professor Peter Howitt of […]
On Oct. 1, the Trump administration sent the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” to nine schools across the country, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After nine days of deliberation, MIT was the first institution to formally reject the deal, which would have granted it preferential access to federal funding. Brown University, the […]
“No Kings” protests swept across America on June 18 in opposition to President Donald Trump’s Military Parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincided with his own 79th birthday. The summer unrest amassed approximately five million participants across nearly 2,600 rallies—one of the largest single-day rallies in history. Four months later, on Oct. 18, […]
On the morning of Oct. 8, Harvard University affiliates gathered with markers in hand and heavy hearts at the Science Center Plaza to fill blank canvases with the names of Palestinian casualties in Gaza from the past two years. The Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee organized this event for the second year in a row, […]
Across Harvard classrooms this fall, a shift is underway. Professors report fewer faces in lecture hall seats, fewer questions being asked, and fewer sparks of intellectual presence, as the nation’s top students navigate Harvard’s campus teeming with opportunity. The trend mirrors national reports: the New York Times recently highlighted a surge in chronic absences among […]
After a more than five-year renewal process, Adams House reopened this August, marking a major milestone in the University’s sweeping House Renewal Program. Adams House, one of Harvard College’s 12 residential dormitories, is known for its distinctive architecture and vibrant arts culture. Now, the House blends modernized facilities with historic features that have long defined […]
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 […]