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A federal official wrote a parody of Harvard’s attitude toward Asian Americans and shared it with the dean of admissions. Why did a judge try to hide that from the public?

Hanks, 66, will be the principal speaker at Harvard's 372nd Commencement, which will be held in Tercentenary Theater on May 25.

Tom Hanks has been selected to speak at Harvard's 2023 commencement on May 25. The two-time Academy Award winner was called "a true master of his craft."

Two-time Academy Award winning actor Tom Hanks has been named the principal speaker at Harvard’s commencement on May 25.

Mindfulness author Zee Clarke not only offers a meditative guidebook for Black people who seek healing from racial trauma but also provides insight for allies into the inequities these communities face, so that empathy and affirmation can lead to effective change and transformation.

LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne's endorsement of an artificial intelligence essay-writing product is raising questions about whether college athletic programs should provide clearer ethical guidelines for athletes earning money from name, image and likeness contracts. “It does seem problematic to have people sort of promoting plagiarism," said John Basl, a philosophy professor at Northeastern University in Boston who specializes in AI and data ethics, and who also is a faculty affiliate of Harvard’s Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. Dunne's endorsement of a Caktus.AI product appeared recently in the form of a 10-second video post on social media sites including TikTok and YouTube.

The need for America to re-affirm the First Amendment and its principles has once again been underscored by the findings about the origins and impact of the coronavirus.

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he thinks universities like Yale and Harvard should not worship at 'the false altar' of U.S. News & World Report’s rankings.

Vivek Ramaswamy, an Indian American Republican dubbed by New Yorker magazine as the “CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.,” is reportedly considering running for president of the United States in 2024. Ramaswamy, who was born to Indian immigrant parents in Cincinnati, received his education at Yale and Harvard and later found success as a biotech entrepreneur. Should Ramaswamy ultimately decide to run, he is set to join Nikki Haley and former President Donald Trump in vying for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.

As African American studies faces resistance, a conversation about the continued relevance of Carter G. Woodson’s 1933 book, The Mis-education of the Negro

A growing list of medical schools are rejecting the rankings

The Harvard economist told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that the world is "utterly unprepared" for another Covid-scale disruption.

Prosoecutors say Justin Costello falsely claimed to be a billionaire, a twice-wounded special forces vet and a a Harvard MBA to dupe alleged victims in frauds.

"The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life," an author of the study said.

Vivek Ramaswamy suspects that Harvard's and Yale's decision to stop participating in U.S. News & World report rankings was driven by affirmative action cases.

Law schools at Yale, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkley have quit the U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings due to equity concerns.

As a Hispanic American, I decided to live outside the race box and rejected getting into Harvard Law school by affirmative action. That’s real freedom.

Decision by the two top-ranked U.S. law schools comes amid mounting criticism of publication's university rankings.

Enrollment at U.S. colleges is declining amid growing skepticism about price and value of higher education.

Students for Fair Admissions is one of only a few Supreme Court cases about the rights of Asian Americans. But what will it achieve on their behalf?

It’s clear that what’s at stake isn’t a vision of social and racial justice that would ameliorate inequalities for a broad swath of people but, rather, a fight for spots in the élite ranks of society.

After attending Monday’s Supreme Court hearing, Jeannie Suk Gersen discusses how diversity in higher education can be preserved—and how “diversity” became the goal in the first place.

"We can stop using, publishing, and in this case actively promoting cruel methods that knowingly cause extreme distress," one primatologist wrote in a letter signed by over 250 scientists.

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld reacted to the Supreme Court hearing a case regarding race-based admissions on "Gutfeld!'

The US Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of affirmative action programs in higher education admission applications, a decision that will change previous case law dating back to the 1970s

The Supreme Court's hearing went longer than scheduled, with justices hearing about five hours of arguments.

The Supreme Court takes on race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Harvard lawyer Seth Waxman Monday clashed with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito about Harvard's use of race in admissions decisions.

Supreme Court conservatives sounds ready to forbid use of race in college admissions.

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Monday on a case that could determine the future of affirmative action on college campuses, and legal experts weigh in on what's at stake.

Members of the Supreme Court’s conservative majority are questioning the continued use of affirmative action in higher education.

Does the pursuit of admissions diversity by Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate civil rights laws? Supreme Court to decide.

Two independent studies suggest the new Covid booster shots don't protect better against omicron BA.5 than the original vaccines.

Universities want to protect the status quo because it’s easy for them.

Highlights of a trip to the Big Apple, where I found many a literary treasure, deep in bookstore stacks and in the company of well-read colleagues.

Rising food insecurity on campuses is interfering with academic success, especially at historically Black colleges. School leaders need to do more than just open up more food pantries.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Juliette Kayyem of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government about the challenges of securing energy infrastructure after last week's suspicious Nord Stream pipeline leaks.

The hypocrisy of higher ed politics

No one likes dealing with passive aggressive behavior, yet we often have to — whether it's at work or in our personal life. Communication and body language expert Erica Dhawan shares how to spot the signs and respond effectively.

Covid showed that many of us don’t have to endure miserable commutes to be productive. No amount of free breakfast will change that.

Covid showed that many of us don’t have to endure miserable commutes to be productive. No amount of free breakfast will change that.

Fifty-five percent of Americans are more concerned about the “Socialist Left” than they are about “MAGA Republicans,” according to a new Harvard-CAPS Harris poll.

Three Americans are among winners of this year’s Balzan Prize.

AccuWeather's Bill Wadell reported live from San Diego County on Sept. 9 as Tropical Storm Kay caused problems throughout the area.

As she prepares to attend New York Fashion Week, one of the most critical events in the industry, the 19-year-old aspiring model called out her Harvard professors, who insist that what she is doing “isn’t real work” and find it difficult to grasp her busy schedule.

Here’s what parents need to know about sexting and how to approach their teens about it.

Rodrigo Ventosilla, a Harvard graduate student and Peruvian national, died while being held in Bali for alleged cannabis possession.

A daring rescue, a loving shelter and a plane flight, gave two dogs their fur-ever home

The Supreme Court has taken a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions.

The Supreme Court on Friday took a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions. Jackson, who joined the court June 30 following the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, had pledged during her confirmation hearing to sit out the case involving Harvard's admissions policy because she was a member of the school's board. The Harvard dispute had been joined to a similar lawsuit involving the University of North Carolina.

The body of a missing 23-year-old Massachusetts woman was found Tuesday in Vermont, authorities said.

Retired Justice Stephen Breyer is getting a different title: professor.

165 years of journalism, now available online

"We see that as a top of the iceberg of poor health in women and poor health in Black women," Dr. Henning Tiemeier told "Face the Nation."

Texas’ own Canadian-born senator would suggest just about anything except cutting down on the number of guns in the streets. | Opinion

Attorney General Merrick Garland told Harvard graduates Sunday that their generation has been asked to show “an impossible kind of resilience” after yet another mass shooting at another school.

Of the 85 educators, 45 were selected in 2020 but were not able to attend the program due to COVID restrictions. Each program is designed to inspire, challenge, and empower school leaders to bring lasting impact to their campuses and communities, the entire state of Texas, and beyond. “I am thrilled to have been selected as part of the 2022 Harvard Leadership Program for school principals. This learning opportunity will allow me to share all we can offer our school communities in a greater magnitude,” said Garza. Following the Harvard Institutes, attendees remain a part of the program’s statewide network of school leaders and are empowered to work together to create change at the campus and district levels.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson says that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she’d sit out an affirmative action lawsuit over Harvard’s admission policies because she sits on the board of her college alma mater.

Kathy Delaney-Smith is retiring after 40 years as Harvard's women's basketball coach.

When Ketanji Brown Jackson’s younger daughter was 11, she drafted a letter to President Barack Obama suggesting her federal-judge mom for a vacancy on the Supreme Court.

Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham say it'd be good if the person named to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer doesn’t have an Ivy League degree.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court.

A group of Harvard researchers has come out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial privacy method on the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts.

The consequences that come with deforestation affect everything from nutrition to infections.

FILE - In this June 17, 1999, file photo, Harvard professor Ezra Vogel gestures while speaking during his luncheon speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Vogel, a leading U.S. scholar on East Asia whose biography of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping won acclaim and awards, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. – A leading U.S. scholar on East Asia whose biography of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping won acclaim and awards has died. Vogel died Sunday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from complications after surgery, said his son, Steven Vogel. Vogel is survived by his wife of 41 years, Charlotte Ikels; son David Vogel of Cambridge; son Steven Vogel of Berkeley, California; daughter Eve Vogel of Amherst, Massachusetts; a sister, Fay Bussgang, of Dedham, Massachusetts; and five grandchildren.

BOWIE, Maryland (CNN) -- A college graduate from Maryland has been admitted to Harvard Law after continued adversity nearly made him abandon school altogether. Today, Rehan is not only a college graduate, but is heading to Harvard Law School this fall. Despite his fractured home life, Rehan found some solace in athletics and trained in martial arts and boxing. Two years into his successful matriculation at Bowie State University, Rehan transferred to University of Maryland, where he graduated in 2018. Rehan will begin classes online at Harvard Law School this fall.

The Ivy League has canceled all fall sports because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to say it will not play sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The league left open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the outbreak is better controlled by then. The decision was described to the AP by a person speaking on the condition of anonymity in advance of the official announcement. The Ivy decision affects not just football but everything before Jan. 1, including soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross country, as well as the nonconference portion of the basketball season.