Former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas is slated to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics as a resident fellow this fall, according to a person familiar with the process. Jen L. Phan reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Emilie Raymer will serve as the next permanent Allston Burr Resident Dean of Dunster House, effective immediately, Dunster House faculty deans announced in a Wednesday email to House affiliates. Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

A Harvard Management Company subsidiary sold its controversial central California vineyard property in May, ending more than a decade of ownership marked by backlash and legal challenges over water use. Megan L. Blonigen and Graham W. Lee report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Crimson spoke with former classmates and professors of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman, who recalled an undergraduate focused on the same questions that now define her bid for mayor. Theresa F. Bartelme and Uy B. Pham report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Cambridge License Commission walked back two of the controversial provisions of its proposed liquor regulations overhaul, removing draft rules that would have limited drinks to once every 30 minutes. Shawn A. Boehmer and Risha Sinha report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

NEW: Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh urged faculty in a Monday email to begin following the FAS' new cap on A grades this fall, a year before the policy is set to take effect. Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard professor Danielle Allen's push to replace Massachusetts's partisan primaries with a top-two system is closer to the November ballot after the state's highest court rejected a legal challenge last week. Uy B. Pham and Alexa M. Schmitt report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard College is raising its sticker price at a rate that consistently outstrips inflation, following a stretch of year-after-year increases. For 2026-27, the total cost of attendance is $91,634. Celine Muir and Alexa M. Schmitt report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard is launching an online hub to help faculty make their courses more accessible — as the share of undergrads receiving disability accommodations has risen from 3% in 2014 to 21% last year. Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

NEW: Betsy Fischer Martin, a former executive producer of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” will be the next director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics, according to a person familiar with the matter. Crimson News Staff report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

A federal judge allowed most of a whistleblower lawsuit against Harvard to proceed Tuesday, with 2 claims advancing in a case accusing the University and a Harvard Catalyst principal investigator of misusing NIH grant funding. Uy B. Pham reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 endorsed Daniel A. Lander ’14 Monday in his challenge against longtime incumbent state Senator William N. Brownsberger ’78 — Lander’s second high-profile endorsement in the last week. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine will transfer its Cambridge dental practice to a private owner in September and halt operations of its decades-old faculty practice, citing financial constraints. Uy B. Pham and Alexa M. Schmitt report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The man charged in connection with a reported assault at Lowell House and a breaking and entering at MIT is facing two new charges from an earlier alleged assault outside Harvard-owned Peabody Terrace apartments. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Allston Brighton Food Pantry resumed full grocery distributions and the Brighton Farmers Market opened for the season last week, bringing back two neighborhood food access programs for the summer. Theresa F. Bartelme and Uy B. Pham report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Leslie Wexner accused House Democrats of turning his nearly six-hour deposition about Jeffrey Epstein into a “photo-op,” telling The Crimson that lawmakers chased “airtime” while barely questioning him. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Prosecutors dropped all charges last week against a man charged in connection with a fatal January stabbing in Cambridge, after determining they could not prove he had not acted in self-defense. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard Square restaurants are taking advantage of a new summer alcohol policy after Cambridge officials authorized to-go drink sales in some zones and allowed some to sell alcohol as late as 3 a.m. Alexa M. Schmitt and Risha Sinha report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

A white “ghost bike” memorial was installed at the intersection of DeWolfe Street and Mount Auburn Street last week, marking two years since cyclist Kim Staley was struck and killed by a truck there. Shawn A. Boehmer and Risha Sinha report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Daniel Lander ’14 in his Democratic primary challenge to longtime incumbent state Sen. William Brownsberger ’78, marking Lander’s highest profile endorsement yet. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Clover Food Lab will permanently close its Harvard Square location after nearly a decade in the storefront, due to “drastic” rent increases and long-term financial sustainability. Theresa F. Bartelme, Shawn A. Boehmer, and Uy B. Pham report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Billionaire Leslie Wexner said he was “appreciative” after Harvard rejected a push to remove his name from two Kennedy School spaces, but didn't know what “legal obligations” prevented the denaming. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

#BREAKING: The Harvard Kennedy School will not remove Leslie H. Wexner’s name from a central campus building after the University determined that “legal obligations” prohibit the denaming. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Harvard of not fully accounting for its ties to Epstein in a letter to President Garber, giving it two weeks to send records to the House Judiciary Committee. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences has opened internal searches for seven new senior administrative roles, even as it prepares for layoffs that could cut up to one in four staff jobs this summer. Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urged Harvard to follow Yale's example and undertake a sweeping review of its academic practices and campus culture at a congressional hearing last month. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Faculty of Arts and Sciences leaders presented new administrative groupings for departments and centers last week, offering the clearest look yet at a restructuring plan amid a $365 million deficit. Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Ned Price will remain interim director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics for two more months as the Harvard Kennedy School continues its search for the IOP's permanent leader, according to an email obtained by The Crimson. Jen L. Phan reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Cambridge elected officials are splitting their support in the race for state Sen. William N. Brownsberger ’78’s seat, backing both the longtime incumbent and challenger Daniel A. Lander ’14. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell endorsed longtime incumbent state Sen. William N. Brownsberger ’78 in his reelection campaign, marking his second endorsement from a statewide elected official. Shawn A. Boehmer reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Longtime incumbent state Sen. William Brownsberger and first-time challenger Daniel Lander clashed over housing, transportation, and transparency at their first debate of the election cycle on Tuesday. Theresa F. Bartelme and Shawn A. Boehmer report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Clover Food Lab’s Zimmer Hall location will reopen on June 22 — less than two weeks after the Boston-area vegetarian chain announced it was halting all retail operations — the company told customers Monday. Theresa F. Bartelme and Uy B. Pham report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee formally requested Friday that Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz testify about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Elise A. Spenner reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Rep. Robert Garcia called Wednesday for former Harvard President Lawrence Summers to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Christine Elow spent 30 years with Cambridge Police — taking office as commissioner in 2022. In public, she was praised as a reformer. In private, people familiar describe a dysfunctional department. Shawn A. Boehmer and Claire A. Michal report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Cambridge City Council referred two proposals to amend the city’s housing rules to committee on Monday, extending a years-long fight over how Cambridge should address its affordability crisis. Theresa F. Bartelme and Risha Sinha report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Multiple state departments are investigating the Harvard Kennedy School over allegations that the school mishandled asbestos-related materials during Littauer Center renovations, according to a person familiar. Uy B. Pham and Alexa M. Schmitt report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

For nearly a decade, N.P. “Narv” Narvekar has run Harvard's $57B endowment, rebuilding it into a leaner, more disciplined operation. Now, Trump's 8% tax on its investment gains may be the final test of whether it worked. Megan L. Blonigen reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

For years, Harvard answered charges of ideological narrowness with promises of "viewpoint diversity." Now that commitment has reached faculty hiring — and professors remain split over its goal. Abigail S. Gerstein and Alexa M. Schmitt report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard’s 134-year-old policy debate team built a global brand as turmoil brewed at home, including two coaching exits, a Title IX complaint against the former director, and a five-figure settlement. Alma T. Barak and Theresa F. Bartelme report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard’s Science Center will be renamed Zimmer Hall in recognition of a $100 million gift from the Zimmer Family Foundation in 2018, the University announced on Friday. Samuel S. Rudavsky reports. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

After Gay’s resignation, the Harvard Corporation promised to reckon with itself. Its members have courted dozens of University elite — but many say the board's deliberations remain as opaque as ever. Hugo C. Chiasson and Sebastian B. Connolly report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard’s longest graduate student worker strike disrupted the end of the spring semester, leaving faculty to adjust courses and submit grades as undergrads prepared for exams, internships, and Commencement. Wyeth Renwick and Claire L. Simon report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss the Trump administration’s suit for applicant-level admissions records, arguing that the Dept. of Ed. and DOJ skipped Title VI enforcement procedures. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard built the first Institute of Politics and set the standard. Six decades later, former staff and fellows say it has lost the energy that made it matter — just as it searches for a new director. Jen L. Phan and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard Kennedy School unveiled a 10-year plan Wednesday to sharply expand financial aid, train thousands of tech-versed public leaders, and partner with governments in all 50 states. Sophia E. Alcacer and Jen L. Phan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will lay off three high-level divisional administrators as part of its sweeping staff restructuring plan, according to several people familiar with the matter. Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

In 712 Harvard courses last year, every undergrad got an A. The Crimson analyzed a decade of confidential grading data to map where the grading cap — set to take effect in Fall 2027 — will hit hardest. Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Harvard College Dean David Deming has tried to define year one through student-life wins and visibility — but the upbeat approach has met budget cuts, office closures, grading fights, and skepticism. Sebastian B. Connolly and Summer E. Rose report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

When Harvard's budget started to buckle, it leaned on its safest bet: Harvard Business School. But even HBS isn't immune to the pressures squeezing the rest of the University. Katharine E. Chavez, Siena G. Devine Guzmán, and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...