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Now's your chance to see a rare corpse flower bloom in Boston
A rare plant has begun its even rarer bloom this week at Boston’s Arnold Arboretum, the Harvard institution says, and locals only have a limited time to see it. The titan arum, or otherwise known as the corpse flower, blooms once every seven to 12 years and smells like rotting meat. The bloom lasts just a few days. The arboretum…
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Swimmer found dead after going missing in Harvard, Mass., pond
A swimmer died early Thursday morning at a pond in Harvard, Massachusetts, police said. The person went under the water about 250 feet from shore near Barba’s Point in Bare Hill Pond, and a friend who was there called police about 12:28 a.m., according to Harvard police. Rescuers from around the area rushed to the pond and searched for the…
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Student protest may disrupt Harvard commencement Thursday
The gates at Harvard Yard are scheduled to open at 7am, with commencement beginning at 9:30.
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Harvard protest temporarily shuts down Harvard Square in Cambridge
Sunday’s protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations that have been going on for about three weeks on campus.
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Protest at Harvard over reported encampment punishments
There was a temporary shutdown in Harvard Square on Sunday with protesters out on the heels of Harvard punishing some students who were part of the pro-Palestinian encampment there.
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Protest Sunday after Harvard disciplines students involved in pro-Palestinian encampment
There was another protest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Sunday after it was reported Saturday that some Harvard students who were involved in the pro-Palestinian encampment are now facing consequences from the school just days after they agreed to end their protest. Both the Harvard Crimson and the Boston Globe revealed Saturday that five undergraduate students were forced to withdraw from…
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Harvard students allegedly punished for encampment participation
At least 12 seniors will be prevented from graduation, while five other students were ordered to withdrawn from Harvard and at least 30 more were placed on probation, the Boston Globe reported Saturday.
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Harvard students clear pro-Palestinian encampment as university agrees to discuss conflict
The student protest group Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine said in a statement that the encampment “outlasted its utility with respect to our demands.”
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Students clear tent encampment at Harvard University
The student encampment at Harvard University has been cleared. The organization Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine announced Tuesday morning that their protest was done after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment.
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Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict
Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful end to the kinds of demonstrations that were broken up by police on other campuses. The student protest group Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine said in a…
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Man sentenced in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plot case
A New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty to a charge tied to a plot to extort Harvard University for bitcoin by making bomb threats was sentenced Thursday. William Giordani, 55, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was arrested last year on charges including making an extortionate bomb threat. That charge was dropped, and in January he pleaded guilty in federal court to…
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Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission
Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools. In June 2020, Harvard began a temporary test-optional policy under which students could apply to the college without submitting scores. The change was adopted…
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Harvard denies Notre Dame fourth straight NCAA fencing championship
Harvard held off reigning three-time champion Notre Dame 169-161 to win the NCAA Fencing Championships at French Field House. Harvard’s men did not win any individual titles on the final day but did enough to hold off Notre Dame. Columbia was third with 149 points. Princeton (131) and Penn State (130) rounded out the top five in the 27-team field....
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Harvard responds to video of confrontation over removal of Israeli hostage posters
Video shows a Harvard student confronting a contractor on campus for tearing down posters of hostages taken by Hamas.
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Harvard responds to video of confrontation over removal of Israeli hostage posters
A person working at Harvard was caught on camera tearing down Israeli hostage posters, leading to a confrontation with a student who tried to stop him. The video, now circulating on social media, shows the student approach the worker and question why he was taking the fliers down. In the video the pair can be heard arguing over Harvard policy…
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Thousands of documents submitted in Harvard antisemitism probe
Harvard University says it has handed over nearly 4,900 documents as part of the federal investigation into antisemitism on its campus. The Boston Globe reports there have been 11 different submissions since January, the latest coming after the chair of the Republican-led House Education & Workforce Committee subpoenaed the school last month for failing to comply with the investigation in…
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Harvard's leader decries ‘flagrantly antisemitic' cartoon posted by groups
Harvard’s interim president has condemned an antisemitic cartoon posted to a social media account for a pro-Palestinian university faculty and student group, among others. The cartoon showed two men, one Arab and one Black, with nooses around their necks being held by a hand bearing the Star of David, the symbol imprinted with a star, interim President Alan Garber...
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Truck dangles off I-495 in Harvard, Mass., after serious crash
A serious crash left a truck dangling off Interstate 495 in Harvard, Massachusetts, and causing heavy traffic delays Wednesday, police said. Images from the scene showed a box truck completely off the highway on the Stow Road bridge, near the Boxborough line. The truck’s cab was in a ditch, with one wheel still perched on the side of the highway….
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Here's how much endowments at the 20 richest colleges in Mass. grew
Endowments at the 20 richest colleges in Massachusetts rose nearly 30% in three years, according to a Boston Business Journal analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.