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Can Sleep Really Lead to Higher Grades for Students? Harvard Answers Sleep is more than rest and a growing body of research shows that how much, how well and how regularly we sleep is deeply tied to how well students do academically. The data increasingly suggests that better sleep habits are a strong predictor of…
Harvard’s experiment with AI-resilient learning This fall, Harvard students returned to a campus that felt part digital, part retro: in-person exams, handwritten assignments, and no-laptop policies in certain classrooms. These changes are not nostalgic quirks—they are part of Harvard’s broader effort to confront a new challenge reshaping higher education: the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)…
Two months after Harvard College shut down three of its diversity-related offices, undergraduate peer counselling programs remain operational, but counsellors face growing challenges in directing students to appropriate resources. According to a report by The Harvard Crimson, the restructuring has created uncertainty in how students with identity-based concerns are supported. Peer counselling as a first…
Peter Kent Navarro, born on July 15, 1949, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is widely known for his role as a trade and manufacturing adviser in the Trump administration. Yet, before his involvement in U.S. politics and global trade policy, Navarro embarked on an educational journey that combined academic rigor, international exposure, and deep exploration of economic…
Harvard College has announced the closure of its Women’s Center and the Office for BGLTQ Student Life, consolidating their functions and staff into a newly established “Harvard Foundation” within the Office of Culture and Community (OCC). This restructuring follows a July decision to shutter these offices, along with the Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations,…
Since President Donald Trump began his second term in January, his administration has turned America’s most selective universities into political battlegrounds. Billions of dollars in federal research funding have been frozen, accreditation threats have loomed large, and campus policies have been rewritten under pressure from Washington. Yet through this sweeping crackdown, Yale University has remained…
The Harvard Graduate Students Union–United Auto Workers (HGSU-UAW) has proposed new contract provisions to secure academic freedom protections for graduate student workers, a move that could set a precedent for higher education labor agreements nationwide.The proposal, presented to University negotiators during a Thursday bargaining session, seeks to establish Harvard’s first centralized definition of academic freedom…
Harvard University, one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions, has expanded its free online course offerings, opening access to millions of learners worldwide. The initiative includes courses spanning computer science, artificial intelligence, humanities, arts, leadership, and early childhood development. Harvard says the program is part of a broader effort to use technology to reduce…
