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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.
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Harvard's Hasty Pudding honors ‘Saltburn' actor Barry Keoghan as its Man of the Year
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” on Friday with its 2024 Man of the Year Award. Keoghan, who also starred in the comedy psychological thriller “Saltburn” and the World War II drama series “Masters of The Air,” was presented…
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Barry Keoghan is Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has named Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Eternals,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as the recipient of its 2024 Man of the Year Award....
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Group of students sue Harvard claiming “rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment”
Six students have sued Harvard University claiming it has become a “bastion of rampant anti-Jewish hatred and harassment” according to reporting from the New York Times. They allege Harvard professors propagate antisemitism during class and intimidate the students who object. The complaint was filed in federal court in Massachusetts, according to the Times. Harvard has been a focus of controversy…
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Man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plot last year pleads guilty to a lesser charge
A New Hampshire man who had been accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Wednesday. William Giordani, 55, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was arrested last year on charges including making an extortionate bomb threat. That charge…
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Harvard University president resigns amid scandals
Claudine Gay’s resignation Tuesday followed weeks of mounting accusations that she lifted language from other scholars in her doctoral dissertation and journal articles
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Harvard president's resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: Plagiarism
Claudine Gay’s resignation Tuesday followed weeks of mounting accusations that she lifted language from other scholars in her doctoral dissertation and journal articles.
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Harvard University president resigns amid scandal
Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay is resigned, saying in a statement Tuesday that it was in the university’s “best interests” so the community could move past the challenges it’s facing.
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Harvard president resigns amid scandals
Embattled Harvard President Claudine Gay is resigning, saying in a statement Tuesday that it was in the university’s “best interests” so the community could move past the challenges it’s facing.
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Professors defend Harvard presidents amid controversy
Leaders from Harvard University and MIT are under fire after their House testimony regarding antisemitism on campus.
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Harvard faculty show support for university's president
Faculty members at Harvard signed a letter in support of embattled President Claudine Gay, who has come under fire over the past week for her testimony at a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism.