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Harvard renames two more DEI offices amid ongoing rebranding
Two more institutions within Harvard University have renamed their diversity offices.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 14, 2025
Boston University blames federal government for layoffs
At least 120 staff positions will be eliminated due to the layoff.
By Clarise Tujardon '26
Jul 10, 2025
Harvard Graduate School of Education shutters DEI office as federal funding stalls
Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education has eliminated its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 9, 2025
UPDATE: Tufts University paused museum ‘whiteness’ and ‘colonialism’ training in 2023
The graduate certificate program is called 'Anti-Racist Curatorial Practice.'
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 8, 2025
MIT sued over failure to address anti-Semitic harassment on campus
The Brandeis Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the sch…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 8, 2025
Smith College hit with federal complaint over transgender admissions policies
Smith College is under federal investigation after a complaint accused it of violating Title IX by admitting trans-…
By CJ Womack '25
Jul 5, 2025
Boston University suspends leftist student group for disruptive activities
Young Democratic Socialists of America members reportedly disrupted university businesses in unauthorized walk-outs…
By Pedro Rodriguez '26
Jul 1, 2025
Harvard found in 'violent violation' of Title VI over anti-Semitism
The Trump administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism has found Harvard University in 'violent violat…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 30, 2025
Harvard Kennedy School lays off staff amid backlash over DEI, anti-Semitism response
The Harvard Kennedy School announced it will lay off some staff after grant cuts from the federal government over t…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 30, 2025
Fired Harvard prof tapped by CDC for vaccine advisory board
A former Harvard University professor fired for protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and refusing to get vaccinated…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 29, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump admin's ban on Harvard foreign students
A U.S. District Judge has again blocked President Trump’s ban on Harvard’s incoming international students.
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jun 25, 2025
16 states join Trump admin in legal push to strip Harvard’s federal funding
16 Republican-led states have filed an amicus brief backing the Trump administration’s legal efforts to withhold fe…
By Simon Olech  '28
Jun 25, 2025
Smith College offers $5K course for teens on 'queer love stories' and 'reproductive justice'
Smith College's summer program for high schoolers includes courses on 'black feminism' and 'reproductive justice.'
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 23, 2025
Harvard stands by decision to award honorary degree to pro-BDS prof
Harvard University has defended an honorary degree to an academic who has previously expressed support for the anti…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 20, 2025
Harvard prof says Trump seeks to ‘divide and conquer’ the U.S.
A Harvard professor claims President Trump's directives on anti-Semitism and DEI constitute a 'threat to democracy'
By Emma Arns '26
Jun 19, 2025
Judge rules NIH broke law by axing $1B in DEI grants
A federal judge has declared that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated the law in cutting more than $1 …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 19, 2025
Harvard Law Review accused of retaliating against whistleblower in federal probe
The Harvard Law Review formally reprimanded a student editor, Daniel Wasserman, for allegedly sharing internal docu…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 19, 2025
Harvard graduate student union wants paid leave and funding for non-citizens
Union demands include 150 days of paid leave for detained immigrants and a $195,000 increase to the ‘noncitizens wo…
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jun 18, 2025
MIT, Harvard use legal loophole to limit lawsuit payouts despite billion-dollar endowments
Harvard and MIT, despite their massive endowments, have used a Massachusetts law to cap lawsuit payouts at $20,000 …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 17, 2025
Pro-Hamas Harvard student org files amicus brief to protect university funding amid anti-Semitism concerns
An anti-Israel group at Harvard University recently filed a brief in support of the school’s lawsuit against the Tr…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 17, 2025
Ivy League schools partnered with terror-linked anti-Israel group sanctioned by U.S. government
Multiple Ivy League schools have partnered with a pro-Palestine organization that the U.S. Department of Treasury r…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 16, 2025
House committee investigates Harvard for alleged discrimination in faculty hiring
The House Committee on Education and Workforce has launched a federal investigation into Harvard University for all…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 16, 2025
Report raises more concerns over Harvard's relationship with China
A new report by Strategy Risks discusses how Harvard University’s collaborations with Chinese scholars and its rece…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 13, 2025
Williams College student arrested for pro-Hamas vandalism
A Williams College student was arrested for allegedly vandalizing campus property with pro-Hamas graffiti and repla…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 13, 2025
Williams College declines federal grants due over DEI ban
The Massachusetts college claims a federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) ban 'severely undermines' academic…
By Claire  Harrington '25
Jun 11, 2025
Harvard commencement student speaker linked to CCP-backed group
A student speaker at Harvard University’s 2025 commencement ceremony previously worked for an organization affiliat…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 9, 2025
Harvard Medical School rebrands DEI office to 'Culture and Community Engagement'
The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, George Daley, announced the change last week.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 9, 2025
Hong Kong university invites Harvard foreign students after Trump visa ban
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has extended an 'open invitation' to foreign students fr…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 9, 2025
MIT class president barred from main graduation ceremony after accusing Israel of 'genocide' in commencement speech
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) 2025 class president accused the school of supporting 'genocide' …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 8, 2025
Federal judge again blocks Trump ban on Harvard international students
A federal judge has blocked a move by the Trump administration to bar Harvard from accepting international students…
By Will Biagini  
Jun 6, 2025
MIT discontinues Institute Community and Equity Office after review process
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has 'sunset' its Institute Community and Equity Office after an ext…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 6, 2025
Judge temporarily blocks Trump admin's push to eliminate Education Department
A federal judge issued an injunction halting President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 28, 2025
DHS suspends Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students
University officials have allegedly failed to adequately report information on foreign students, a Department of Ho…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 27, 2025
Trump admin axes an additional $60M to Harvard over anti-Semitism concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services announced the move in an X post on Monday.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 22, 2025
MIT sues Trump admin after National Science Foundation agency ‘Misinformation’ research grant
The canceled research project is part of National Science Foundation's (NSF) goal to correct for 'awards that are n…
By Daniel Idfresne '26
May 20, 2025
UMass Boston Lavender Graduation to feature drag performers, celebrate 'pride'
The University of Massachusetts Boston will celebrate its segregated graduation ceremony for LGBT-identifying stude…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
May 17, 2025
Harvard president rejects 'partisan' label in letter to Sec. McMahon amid clash with Trump admin
Harvard University President Alan Garber asserted that the Trump administration is sidestepping private institution…
By Will Biagini  
May 13, 2025
Harvard University will no longer receive federal grants, Sec. McMahon says
In a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told the university it will no l…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 7, 2025
Harvard, Baylor cut dining options due to costs despite $80k+ tuition prices
Two separate universities have announced the closure of on-campus dining options for students while universities ac…
By Michael Duke '26
May 6, 2025
Trump reiterates call to pull Harvard's tax-exempt status
President Trump issued another warning that Harvard University would lose its tax-exempt status, stemming largely f…
By Benjamin Brown '26
May 5, 2025
Harvard rebrands DEI office as Office of Community and Campus Life
Harvard University has renamed its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office following the Trump administration’…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 5, 2025
Harvard accepted $1.6 million from Palestine between 2017-2019
Harvard University has collected approximately $1.5 million from Palestine from 2017-2019. The report, conducted by…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
May 1, 2025
Berklee fires anti-Semitic professor after resurfaced claims about oppression by Jews
The Berklee College of Music recently fired an anti-Semitic professor, Nicholas Payton, following news coverage abo…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 30, 2025
Billionaire resigns from Harvard Dean's Council role after lawsuit alleges ties to Hamas
An allegedly pro-Hamas billionaire recently resigned from his position on the Dean’s Council at the Harvard Univers…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 29, 2025
Education Department demands Harvard University release more records on its foreign funding
The U.S. Department of Education, under Secretary Linda McMahon, has heightened its scrutiny of Harvard University,…
By CJ Womack '25
Apr 25, 2025
Harvard loses $2.7 million in DHS grants over 'anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology' on its campus
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has canceled $2.7 million in grants to Harvard University after the …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 24, 2025
Berklee's new professor demanded Jews 'apologize' for 'oppressing' black people in 2020: REPORT
The current chair of the Brass Department at the Berklee College of Music in Boston has previously described Jews a…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 19, 2025
Trump admin pauses $2.2B in Harvard funding as school resists DEI changes
The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University after the school announced that it…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Apr 16, 2025
UMass receives $80k state grant to boost 'abortion access'
State officials have awarded the University of Massachusetts Amherst an $80,000 grant to increase student access to…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Apr 16, 2025
Boston University hosts ‘Sex in the Dark’ event with self-described ‘Filipina Mermaid Goddess’ as ‘pleasure guide’
One panelist, Cecilia Villero is a self-proclaimed ‘Mermaid goddess’ who believes all are ‘Mer-Made for Pleasure.’
By Claire  Harrington '25
Apr 15, 2025