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Global campuses in India: Bringing world-class classrooms home, but who really benefits? (AI-generated image) India has flirted with the idea of “bringing Harvard to India” for decades. What is different now is not the slogan — it is the paperwork. As of now, three foreign universities are fully operational on Indian soil: Deakin University and…
Harvard’s mental health policies under legal scrutiny University responses to student mental health crises have become one of the most contested issues in U.S. higher education. In recent years, lawsuits at Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and other elite institutions have argued that mandatory leaves of absence and restrictive return conditions effectively punish students for experiencing a…
Harvard plans introduction of limited A+ grades Harvard College is moving to overhaul its evaluation system in a bid to curb grade inflation, a longstanding concern at elite universities. The proposal, outlined in an October report by Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh, calls for multiple reforms to be introduced simultaneously, signaling a departure from…
Harvard University has maintained selective faculty and staff recruitment even after a university-wide hiring freeze was announced in March, according to The Harvard Crimson. President Alan M. Garber ’76 imposed the freeze to preserve “financial flexibility” amid uncertainties over federal funding, including potential cuts to research grants and a proposed endowment tax increase that could…
Harvard slashes Ph.D. intake across humanities and social sciences Harvard University’s recent decision to sharply reduce Ph.D. admissions is set to affect undergraduate teaching across several departments in the next two years, according to The Harvard Crimson. The cuts, part of a broader effort to address a $350 million budget shortfall, are prompting departments to…
A former Harvard University audiovisual technician has accused the institution and her former manager of disability discrimination and retaliation, filing a lawsuit in state court earlier this month. The case, first reported by The Harvard Crimson, centres on how medical leave, accommodation requests and revised job duties became the pathway to her dismissal. A medical…
Harvard University confirmed this week that information systems used by its Alumni Affairs and Development Office were accessed by an unauthorised party, the result of a targeted phone-based phishing attack. The breach exposed data linked to alumni, donors, families, parents of students and, in some cases, current students and faculty. It is the second security…
Harvard University lays off IT staff following funding challenges Harvard University reduced its information technology staff by 38 last week as part of broader cost-cutting measures, according to an email obtained by The Harvard Crimson. The layoffs come as the University faces multiple financial pressures, including increased endowment taxes, reduced federal funding, and lower reimbursement…
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is facing rising discontent among professors after announcing drastic reductions to Ph.D. admissions for the next two years.According to The Harvard Crimson, the FAS is dealing with an estimated $365 million structural deficit, prompting cuts of 75% in the Sciences, around 60% in Arts and Humanities, and at…
In a shift reflecting Washington’s changing posture on academic collaboration, Harvard University has introduced a new screening system for international participants, faculty, and co-sponsors in all university-affiliated educational programmes.According to an internal presentation obtained by The Harvard Crimson, the measures will apply across executive education, online courses, workshops, and conferences, signalling a significant broadening of…
