“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber
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Official account for Harvard University. Devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
- Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.
- The university will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. hrvd.me/ResearchFundin…
- "Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’s authority." - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/Complain421t
- People who recovered from COVID-19 may have lasting protection against reinfection, the new study shows
- Statement from President Gay: There are some who have confused a right to free expression with the idea that Harvard will condone calls for violence against Jewish students. Let me be clear: Calls for violence or genocide against the Jewish community, or any religious or ethnicReaders added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextHarvard President Claudine Gay appeared in a Congressional hearing yesterday. While she expressed her personal opinion against these calls, she repeatedly refused to say that calling for genocide of Jews is against Harvard's Code of Conduct: Sources: washingtonpost.com/education/2023… Video Recording: youtube.com/watch?v=6Bn95M…
- Claudine Gay has been elected the 30th president of Harvard University
- What books are you reading this summer?
- “My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, stand up, say something, and speak out.” - John Lewis, principal speaker at Harvard's 2018 Commencement
- (1/5) Harvard did not apply for, nor has it received any funds through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses. Reports saying otherwise are inaccurate.
- W.E.B. Du Bois Medals will be presented to Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle, Kenneth I. Chenault, Shirley Ann Jackson, Pamela J. Joyner, Florence C. Ladd, Bryan Stevenson, and Kehinde Wiley on Oct 11
- The 2018 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence, given annually to a researcher who has contributed significantly to diabetes research, has been awarded to Gökhan Hotamışlıgil hrvd.me/Diabetes975
