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Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: Plagiarism
Claudine Gay’s resignation Tuesday followed weeks of mounting accusations that she lifted language from other scholars in her doctoral dissertation and journal articles.
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Hundreds of faculty members sign letter in support of embattled Harvard president
Over 500 faculty members have signed a letter supporting Harvard University President Claudine Gay, who has come under fire over the past week for her testimony at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. In the letter, the faculty members urged the school’s top governing body, “to defend the independence of the university and to resist political pressures that are at…
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Department of Education opens investigation into Harvard's legacy admissions
The U.S. Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions, which give an edge to applicants with family ties to alumni. Top colleges’ preferential treatment of children of alumni, who are often white, has been facing new scrutiny since the Supreme Court last month struck down the use of affirmative action as a tool...
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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
A civil rights legal group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni.
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Rivalry aside, Yale and Harvard compete together in historic event
Look just about anywhere at Yale University and you’ll find deep-rooted history – even on the track and field team.
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Rivalry aside, Yale and Harvard compete together in historic event
Look just about anywhere at Yale University and you’ll find deep-rooted history – even on the track and field team. This past week, select members of the men’s and women’s teams traveled to the United Kingdom to compete in a meet at Cambridge that is more than a century old. What’s even more unique: the Bulldogs were competing with...
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Supreme Court ends affirmative action: Read the full decision here
In a landmark decision that will have far-reaching implications in how colleges and universities select their students, the United States Supreme Court has ruled against Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s admissions policy that relied in part on racial considerations. Thursday’s decision by the court’s conservative majority represents a major shift in legal precedent for institutions of higher...
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Class-action suit filed over alleged Harvard morgue body part thefts
A class-action suit, filed in Massachusetts’ Suffolk Superior Court Friday, seeks “monetary damages for the severe emotional distress caused” by an alleged body part-selling scheme at the Harvard Medical School morgue.
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Human body parts stolen from Harvard morgue. What we know about the ‘disturbing' scheme
An alleged scheme involving the exchange of human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School’s morgue for money was made public on Wednesday, as unsealed federal charging documents depicted an apparently lucrative black market for body parts.
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Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market
A group of people stole and sold off human remains from Harvard Medical School’s morgue, federal prosecutors say, with a grand jury indicting the morgue’s manager and his wife, among others.
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Tom Hanks Urges Harvard Grads to Defend the Truth and Resist Indifference
Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University on Thursday to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth for their own gain.
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Video of Woodstock Academy Siblings Reacting to Harvard Acceptance Goes Viral
“I was completely in shock,” said Matthew Myslenski, who has dreamed of attending Harvard since he was in elementary school. “I think it was just one of the best moments in my life.”
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Video of Woodstock Academy Siblings Reacting to Harvard Acceptance Goes Viral
When Woodstock Academy Senior Matthew Myslenski logged on to check his application status for Harvard University last month, he mentally prepared himself to see a rejection letter. The 17-year-old had dreamed of attending Harvard since he was in elementary school. When the website updated, he saw confetti.
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Affirmative Action in Jeopardy After Justices Raise Doubts
Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher education. In lengthy arguments Monday, the justices wrestled with persistent, difficult questions of race. The justices heard from six different lawyers in challenges to policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard. Those policies consider race among many factors in evaluating applications...