SCOOP: A group of prominent Harvard professors, including Danielle Allen and Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard co-president Ned Hall, are seeking to establish a University-wide faculty senate.

More (including their full memo to faculty) with Tilly Robinson in The Harvard Crimson:

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Harvard invited 1,305 admitted students to its campus over the weekend as it attempts to persuade the Class of 2028 to attend a University experiencing its most tumultuous period in decades.

Elyse Goncalves and Matan Josephy report.

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SCOOP in The Harvard Crimson: Vivian Y. Hunt ’89 will be named the next president of the Board of Overseers, the University's second highest governing body, according to a person familiar with the decision.
w/Emma Haidar
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More than 1,300 admitted students flocked to campus for Visitas — Harvard’s two-day admitted students event — this past weekend.

Elyse Goncalves and Matan Josephy report.

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SCOOP: Jeremy M. Weinstein, a Stanford political science professor, has been offered the Harvard Kennedy School deanship by interim President Alan Garber.

His selection ends a seven-months-long search for the next dean.

w/ Dhruv Patel for The Harvard Crimson
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A must-read explainer here on how Harvard’s college-sponsored social scene is funded, and why the Dean of Students Office says it’s struggling to meet student expectations.

From Azusa Mizuta Lippit and Madeleine A. Hung in The Harvard Crimson.

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BREAKING: College undergraduates overwhelmingly vote to oust Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cook ’25 amid misconduct allegations.

From Cam Srivastava & William Tan

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Harvard Extension School’s mission has increasingly shifted online. But some affiliates say it has impacted their learning experience — raising questions about tradeoffs between online and in-person education.

Kirsten Agbenyega and Lenny report.

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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said in a Wednesday interview that Harvard’s governing boards have not launched the search for the University’s 31st president — even behind closed doors.

@TillyRobin and Neil Shah report.

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It's been more than 3 months since Claudine Gay resigned. But FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra said yesterday that, to her knowledge, Harvard hasn't started the search for its next president.

With Neil Shah for The Harvard Crimson: thecrimson.com/article/2024/4…

BREAKING: In Sudden Reversal, Harvard To Require Standardized Testing for Next Admissions Cycle

Elyse Goncalves and Matan Josephy report.

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Harvard announced an immediate return to standardized testing requirements, effective this fall — a sudden reversal of the College's commitment to stay test-optional for the next two admissions cycles.

Breaking news in The Harvard Crimson w/ Elyse Goncalves

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BREAKING: Harvard requires standardized testing for admissions to the Class 2029.

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Harvard students seemed to be everywhere but the classroom on Monday, as undergraduates admired the total solar eclipse.

Alexander Z. Gong, Aisatu J. Nakoulima, and Kenith W. Taukolo report.

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SCOOP in The Harvard Crimson today: Cambridge School Committee asks Superintendent Victoria Greer to voluntarily resign at the end of the school year
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Some breaking Cambridge news this morning:

Darcy Lin and Emily Schwartz report that the Cambridge School Committee has asked Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Victoria Greer to resign.

Read the scoop in The Harvard Crimson.

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Lesley University’s faculty assembly passed a third vote of no confidence against the university’s president Janet Steinmayer at a Tuesday meeting, according to multiple professors in attendance.

Julian Giordano reports.

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A member of the Cambridge Police Department accidentally discharged his firearm at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, city officials said.

Sally Edwards and Asher Montgomery report.

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The Cambridge School Committee voted 6-1 to pass the $268 million school budget for fiscal year 2025, over the objection of nearly 30 educators and residents who demanded better pay for paraprofessionals.

Elyse Goncalves and Darcy G Lin report.

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For the second time in two weeks, Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Victoria Greer’s midpoint evaluation was delayed, which comes despite repeated calls for change in district leadership.

Elyse Goncalves, Darcy G Lin, and Emily Schwartz report.

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