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People’s Forum on Graduation Readiness Held After Vote to Eliminate MCAS

After a November ballot measure eliminated the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a state graduation requirement, officials on Beacon Hill are developing new guidelines to define ...
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Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education on Tuesday. The statement — which was published ...
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How To Not Ride a Scooter (A Crash Course)

What’s worse than being stuck behind a slow walker while rushing from Vanserg to the SEC, while simultaneously trying to pick up FlyBy, all in the span of 15 minutes? Probably an athlete scooting by ...
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Flyby Tries: Touching Grass (Again But Different)

After spending the past few weeks suffering through a bleak New England winter, it seems like things are finally starting to warm up. The sun doesn’t set at 3 p.m. anymore, I can hear birds chirping ...
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News Flash: Memory Shop and Anime Zakka to Open in Harvard Square

A snapshot of Asian culture will light up Harvard Square with the anticipated openings of photo booth store Memory Shop and Anime Zakka this June. Father and son pair Henry and Brian Cheung are ...
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The JFK Presidential Library Closed — Then Reopened — Amid Confusion Over DOGE Firings

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum abruptly closed indefinitely on Tuesday afternoon, following an executive order that triggered a new round of federal layoffs. But the library ...
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‘All in Good Fun’: Camaraderie and Competition in Harvard’s Club and Intramural Sports

In more than a dozen interviews with The Crimson, participants in club and intramural sports described the motivation as camaraderie and competition — not success.By Jonathan G. Yuan Early in the fall ...
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Fear, Tears, Rage, Reckoning: The Editors, on 4 More Years of Donald Trump

Yesterday, former President Donald Trump became future President Donald Trump, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. Today, our editors react. —Tommy Barone ’25 and ...
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Dear Class of 2025: Do’s & Don’ts for Senior Year

With 260 or so days left to go until graduation (I mean who’s counting…), it’s natural to feel both excited and perhaps a bit anxious about what comes next. While it’s easy to get caught up in a ...
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HOOP Hosts ‘People’s Commencement’ to Honor 13 Harvard Seniors Denied Degrees

Organizers with Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine hosted an mock graduation ceremony during Harvard’s 373rd Commencement celebrations to honor the 13 seniors whose degrees were withheld for their ...
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‘A’ Game: How Harvard Recruits its Student-Athletes

A week before Commencement in Cambridge, Ivy League admissions officials, including Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67, met in New York to discuss athletic recruitment. The meeting ...
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Harvard’s Academic Workers Unionized. But in a Year of Labor Ups and Downs, How Did They Win?

Harvard’s cohort of unionized student workers nearly doubled over the past year. The largest successful union — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto workers — now represents more than 3,000 non-tenure ...