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Harvard AAUP Asks For Injunction To Halt Trump Administration Attempts To Deport Students, Faculty

The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed a motion on Tuesday for an injunction to pause the Trump administration’s efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestine views while their lawsuit continues.

300 Protesters Rally Against Trump, Garber, and Leadership Changes to University Centers

In the largest Harvard pro-Palestine rally this year, nearly 300 protesters marched from the Science Center, down Massachusetts Avenue, and through Widener Gate on Tuesday to protest the University “complying with fascism” and shake-ups at major academic centers on religion and the Middle East.

Human Evolutionary Biology Concentration Will Be Renamed This Summer

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences has officially voted to change the name of the Human Evolutionary Biology concentration during a meeting on April 1. Effective as of July 1, 2025 — when the academic year rolls over — the concentration will now be known as Human Biology, Behavior, and Evolution.


Harvard Professor Questions Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Application at HLS Talk

Harvard Law School professor W. Neil Eggleston — former President Barack Obama’s White House Counsel and a member of President Bill Clinton’s Counsel Office — discussed President Donald Trump’s executive authority to trigger the Alien Enemies Act without following due process at a Tuesday lunch talk.

Republican and Democratic Students Go Head-to-Head at Debate Night

In a debate between the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club, members from both organizations discussed their party’s stance on economics, foreign policy, and immigration on Apr 1.

Harvard Divinity School Suspends Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative

Harvard Divinity School will suspend its Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative amid budget cuts at HDS and public accusations that the initiative’s programming presents a one-sided view of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Khurana Suggests Trump Admin Is Using Antisemitism Fears As Pretext for Campaign Against Higher Ed

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said at a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting on Tuesday that the federal government has weaponized genuine concerns about campus antisemitism to justify its attacks on higher education.

Harvard Opposes Plaintiffs’ Motion To Remain Unnamed in Kestenbaum Suit

Harvard filed its opposition in court on Friday to a motion to allow two plaintiffs to proceed pseudonymously as they seek to join Harvard Divinity School graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum’s ongoing Title VI lawsuit against the University.

Hoekstra Defends CMES Dismissals at Faculty Meeting, but Wavers on Harvard’s Next Move

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra stood by the decision to dismiss the director and associate director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies last week at a Tuesday FAS meeting.

Satouri, Egi Elected as HLS Student Government Co-Presidents

Salah-Dean N. Satouri and Christopher E. Egi ’18 were elected Harvard Law School student government co-presidents on Tuesday night, marking a win for free speech activists at HLS.

Harvard Professor Questions Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Application at HLS Talk

Harvard Law School professor W. Neil Eggleston — former President Barack Obama’s White House Counsel and a member of President Bill Clinton’s Counsel Office — discussed President Donald Trump’s executive authority to trigger the Alien Enemies Act without following due process at a Tuesday lunch talk.