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Harvard Slips to 3rd in Global Rankings

Chinese universities are first and second in Leiden Rankings

(Newser) - Harvard is still churning out research, but the global leaderboard it once dominated now has a new country on top. In the latest Leiden Rankings, which track research volume and impact, China's Zhejiang University has edged into the No. 1 spot, with seven other Chinese institutions also in the...

Harvard Probes Students Over Viral Videos of Larry Summers

Students face potential discipline over unauthorized filming tied to Epstein comments

(Newser) - Harvard is quietly scrutinizing two seniors who helped thrust Larry Summers' ties to Jeffrey Epstein back into the spotlight. Sources tell the New York Times that the university has opened a confidential disciplinary investigation into students Rosie P. Couture and Lola DeAscentiis after they posted TikTok videos of Summers addressing...

Visiting Professor at Harvard Leaves US After Accusation

Homeland Security says firing pellet gun near synagogue was antisemitic act, though police disagree

(Newser) - A Brazilian professor teaching at Harvard Law School agreed to leave the US after he was charged with shooting a pellet gun outside a synagogue and accused of antisemitism—an allegation disputed by local law enforcement. Carlos Portugal Gouvea was arrested Wednesday in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Department of Homeland Security...

Economic Association Bans Larry Summers for Life

American Economic Association cites Epstein ties, condemns his behavior

(Newser) - An esteemed economic association has banned former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers for life, citing his ongoing friendship with Jeffrey Epstein even after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The nonprofit said Tuesday that it had accepted Summers' resignation and permanently revoked his membership. The 71-year-old, who...

Amid Epstein Fallout, Larry Summers Apologizes

Former Harvard president says he will step back from public life

(Newser) - Larry Summers, the former Harvard president and Treasury secretary, is stepping back from public roles after his email exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein surfaced in a batch of newly released documents . "I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused," Summers said Monday, adding...

Cops: Harvard Medical School Explosion Was Intentional

Police release images of two people fleeing the scene; nobody was hurt

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating an explosion at Harvard Medical School early Saturday that they believe was intentional, reports the AP . Nobody was injured. A device exploded on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building on Harvard's Longwood medical campus about 3am, per the Harvard Crimson . A university police officer who...

Judge Reverses Trump's Harvard Research Cuts
Judge Hands
Harvard a Huge Win
Sep 3, 2025 4:50 PM CDT

Judge Hands Harvard a Huge Win

She reverses Trump's $2.6B in research funding cuts

(Newser) - A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding for research grants for Harvard University. US District Judge Allison Burroughs sided with the Ivy League school, ruling the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard'...

Harvard Braces for Staggering Payout in US Fight

New York Times reports the university is poised to settle with feds for $500M

(Newser) - Columbia paid a $200 million fine —so how much might Harvard have to shell out to settle its fight with the Trump administration? The New York Times is the first to put a number on it, and it's a big one: $500 million. The newspaper reports that the...

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls
Why Some Families Seem
to Have Only Boys or Girls
NEW STUDY
Jul 26, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls

Research finds that family patterns involving siblings influence the odds

(Newser) - A Harvard University study is challenging the long-held assumption that the odds of having a baby boy or girl are a simple coin toss. Drawing on records from more than 58,000 women in the Nurses' Health Study, researchers uncovered a pattern, per NPR : In families with at least...

8 Choir Kids Hospitalized After Mystery Illness at Concert

French singers fell ill after reporting strange odor inside Mass. church; no one else was affected

(Newser) - Eight children were hospitalized Tuesday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after exhibiting seizure-like symptoms during a choir concert held at St. Paul's Parish. According to Fire Chief Thomas Cahill, the incident began around 7pm when a call came in about a child experiencing a seizure while participating in the...

Trump Administration Targets Harvard Again

State Department launches investigation into use of international visas

(Newser) - The State Department has launched an investigation into Harvard's handling of international visas, marking the third major federal action directed at the institution since it resumed talks with the Trump administration, per the New York Times . Secretary of State Marco Rubio notified Harvard President Alan M. Garber of...

Harvard Pleads Its Case Against Trump

Judge to begin hearing oral arguments following retaliation lawsuit

(Newser) - Harvard University will appear in federal court Monday to make the case that the Trump administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied school—a pivotal moment in its battle against the federal government . If US District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university's favor, the ruling would...

Key Justice Department Unit Is Losing Lawyers Fast

Reuters says nearly two-thirds in division that defends Trump programs have quit

(Newser) - A Reuters investigation has uncovered a notable stat about Justice Department lawyers: Nearly two-thirds of the department's Federal Programs Branch—the unit tasked with defending key Trump administration policies in court—have left their positions since President Trump's election. Out of about 110 attorneys, 69 have either...

Trump Administration Threatens to Cut All Harvard Funding

Says university failed to protect Jewish students

(Newser) - The Trump administration has concluded that Harvard University failed to protect Jewish students from harassment and is threatening to cut all federal funding from the Ivy League school if it fails to take action. A federal task force sent a letter to Harvard on Monday finding the university violated civil...

Harvard Scientist Charged With Smuggling Frog Embryos

Embryo samples at center of legal battle for Russian national

(Newser) - A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School faces serious federal charges after allegedly smuggling frog embryo samples into the US and lying to customs officials—a case that is raising questions about how far the government will go in its pursuit of academics in the US who are...

DHS's Noem Lays Out Case Against Harvard
Kristi Noem
on Harvard:
'The Law
Is Clear'
OPINION
Jun 23, 2025 8:10 AM CDT

Kristi Noem on Harvard: 'The Law Is Clear'

Harvard failed to uphold rules on foreign students, she writes in op-ed

(Newser) - One of the larger battles being fought between Harvard and the Trump administration is over the university's ability to admit foreign students , who currently make up 27% of the student body. In a Washington Post op-ed, Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem lays out the administration's case...

Judge Gives Harvard a Win on Foreign Students

School can continue to host them as case proceeds in court

(Newser) - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, per the AP and the Harvard Crimson . An order from US District Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided. It marks...

After 4 Months in Detention, Harvard Scientist Released

Russia's Kseniia Petrova still faces deportation, smuggling charges over frog embryos

(Newser) - Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was released on bail on Thursday after spending four months in US detention . Petrova was initially detained in February at Boston's Logan Airport for failing to declare frog embryo samples she was carrying for research. Since then, she has...

Judge Hands Harvard a Win on Graduation Day

She extends order allowing university to continue enrolling international students

(Newser) - As Harvard University held commencement ceremonies Thursday, a federal judge extended her restraining order against the Trump administration's attempt to block international students from enrolling at America's oldest university. Judge Allison D. Burroughs said the order she issued last week will remain in place until a preliminary injunction...

One Punch 6 Years Ago Resonates Politically

Wall Street Journal traces Trump administration's battle with universities to a 2019 altercation

(Newser) - Much has been written about the Trump administration's fight with Harvard and other universities, but the Wall Street Journal traces the broad outlines of the current fight to a single punch in 2019:
  • That year, Hayden Williams got punched in the face after he set up a table at
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