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The Biden Administration’s DOJ drops the lawsuit charging Ivy League Yale University of admission discrimination against whites and Asians.

A Harvard researcher from China pled guilty in federal court last week to lying to federal investigators over his role in an attempt to smuggle cancer research from Harvard University to the Chinese government. Over the past several years, dozens of researchers at institutions around the nation have failed to disclose their financial relationships with the Chinese government.

An Appeals Court panel upheld Harvard University’s controversial affirmative action policy this week. The policy had previously been challenged by a group called Students for Fair Admissions, which alleged that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants during its admissions process. Some analysts believe that the case will be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

A recent letter penned by Harvard University President Larry Bacow details the university’s plan to potentially rename dozens of campus buildings. The plan was conceived after some members of the Harvard community expressed concerns that some buildings are named after historical figures with questionable pasts.

Harvard University announced on Monday that all of its courses for the 2020-2021 academic year will be held online. Despite all classes reamining online, Harvard has refused to lower its high tuition costs.

The Washington Post’s Marty Baron delivered Harvard University’s virtual commencement speech Thursday, repeatedly emphasizing the significance of “facts and truth” in his remarks and warning that “misinformation” and “disinformation … can kill.”

Harvard University is facing a $5 million class-action lawsuit over its ongoing campus shutdown, which began in March due to the Chinese virus pandemic. Students claim that they are entitled to refunds for the decline in the quality of their education this semester.

Frequent attendance at religious services dramatically reduces deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drugs, according to study by researchers from Harvard University.

Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) legislation to restrict universities with endowments larger than $10 billion from coronavirus aid has garnered strong support in both chambers of Congress.

DeVos said she is urging Congress to change the CARES Act to ensure that elite, wealthy schools are not eligible for the taxpayer funding.

A study by researchers at Harvard University’s School of Public Health found social distancing practices will likely be required until 2022 unless treatment or a vaccine becomes available to counter the spread of the infection caused by the novel coronavirus.

Harvard University announced this week that it is placing a freeze on salaries and hiring in response to the Chinese virus pandemic. Some have criticized the decision and encouraged the university to use its $40.9 billion endowment to support itself during this period.

Student faith organizations at Harvard University will be celebrating Easter Sunday and Passover on video conferences and live-streams this year as a result of the ongoing Chinese virus pandemic.

Medical schools in Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey are graduating students early so that they can join the front line fight against the coronavirus.

Harvard University president Larry Bacow and his wife, Adele, have contracted the Chinese coronavirus, the university announced Tuesday.  

Harvard University announced this week that it is canceling its annual spring commencement ceremony as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Instead, the university will stream several virtual graduation ceremonies on May 28.

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has — again — fallen under public scrutiny for allegedly spreading falsehoods. Here are five instances involving Warren being called out for making false claims — most of which resulted in the senator eventually having admitted wrongdoing.

Actor Sam Waterston was among the more than one hundred climate-change protestors who rushed the field during halftime of the Harvard-Yale football game Saturday in New Haven, Conn.

Harvard student Kelley Babphavong condemned her university’s discriminatory admissions procedure in an appearance on Fox & Friends this week.

A United States District Court Judge ruled this week that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian-Americans in its admission process. Here are some of the key takeaways from the decision.

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its admissions process.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a tribute to globalism during a commencement ceremony at Harvard University on Thursday, demanding “walls of ignorance” be torn down.

Jin Kyu Park became the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) illegal alien to win the Rhodes Scholarship. The 22-year-old South Korean illegal immigrant backed by Harvard University received the prestigious award on Saturday.

All is fair in love and war. However, while passions similarly run deep in the turbulent world of college football, not all emotional expressions are fair or allowed.

“For every person you ‘help’ due to race, you necessarily hurt another person due to race,” Trump-appointed Judge James Ho (pictured) recently explained in a Louisiana case, as the president’s Justice Department also fights Harvard’s discrimination in Massachusetts against Asian Americans.

Original anthem protester Colin Kaepernick is urging continued protests, even as the number of players still carrying on with the demonstrations has dwindled to less than a dozen.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among eight people being saluted by Harvard University for their contributions to black history and culture.

Gun control activist David Hogg is scheduled to speak at Harvard University and the Boston Public Library.

In a Washington Post column, Harvard professor and adamant anti-Trump voice Tom Nichols told Republicans to rescue their party by voting against it.

A professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government is calling for universities not to honor or hire Trump administration officials, essentially blacklisting them from opportunities to engage with the academic community.

A group of psychologists at Harvard University published a report last week that argues that “trigger warnings” only serve to stress out those that they are designed to protect.

New York Times contributor Wesley Yang fired back at Harvard University after a report last week revealed that the prestigious institution was giving Asian applicants low personality ratings without even meeting them.

The New York Post editorial board published a column on Sunday accusing Harvard University of blatant racism in its admissions practices.

A Harvard University Medical School teaching hospital announced this week that it will be removing paintings of white former doctors in an alleged effort to place a greater emphasis on diversity.

Eight months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the effort to restore the island continues. The federal government has obligated $2.2 billion in federal aid, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and countless other contracted boots are still on the ground.

A new survey of Harvard University professors indicates that 88 percent of faculty believe that Donald Trump has done a “very poor job” in his first year and a quarter as president while another eight percent say he is doing a “poor job.”