Harvard University

A protest group called Hot Mess holds up posters of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Federal courthouse on July 8, 2019, in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)

September 13, 2019, 10:57 pm

Harvard reviewing nearly $9 million in donations from Epstein

University president says unspent funds will go to victims of sex crimes; MIT head admits to approving financial support from disgraced financier even after his conviction

By Agencies

Students walk near the Widener Library in Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

September 3, 2019, 6:07 pm

Palestinian Harvard freshman denied entry to US finally allowed in

After deportation of Ismail Ajjawi following 8-hour interrogation at Boston airport, authorities reissue visa

By AP and TOI staff

Illustrative: Travelers move through Logan International Airport in Boston January 28, 2015. (Elise Amendola/AP)

August 27, 2019, 6:43 pm

Deported Palestinian Harvard freshman says visa axed over friends’ social media

Ismail Ajjawi of Lebanon claims US immigration officer searched his phone and computer for hours, grilled him over posts made by others

By TOI staff

A view of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons)

July 12, 2019, 8:32 am

Harvard fires Israeli-born fencing coach over house sale

University concludes Peter Brand violated its conflict-of-interest policy in entering contract with prospective student’s father

By JTA

Kyle Kashuv attends Politicon 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, October 20, 2018. (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images via JTA)

June 19, 2019, 3:55 am

Why Harvard dropped a Jewish, pro-gun Parkland student over past racist comments

Kyle Kashuv met with Trump and spoke at the NRA, then lost his Ivy League spot for making anti-Semitic and bigoted remarks two years ago. An expert says the school was right

By Josefin Dolsten

Illustrative - pediatricians preparing to vaccinate a baby (Getty Images)

March 13, 2019, 12:54 pm

Study shows that with targeted vaccines, future babies may need fewer shots

Israeli member of Harvard research team says discoveries may ‘change the face of medicine’

By TOI staff

Head of the Mossad Tamir Pardo speaks during a ceremony marking 50 years since the death of Mossad agent Eli Cohen, at the President's residence on May 18, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO)

November 14, 2018, 9:50 pm

Harvard hoax site claims former Mossad chief called Liberman a Russian agent

Website designed to look like university department falsely claims Tamir Pardo, who actually did give a talk there last week, predicted Netanyahu would fire the defense minister

By Judah Ari Gross

A tour group walks through the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Word of an August 2017 Justice Department inquiry into how race factors into admissions at Harvard University has left top-tier colleges bracing for scrutiny of practices that have boosted diversity levels to new highs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

October 14, 2018, 3:13 pm

Son of Russian-Jewish immigrants fights affirmative action on behalf of Asians

Cato Institute fellow Ilya Shapiro says race shouldn’t factor into college admissions — and if an October 15 case against Harvard fails, he’ll go all the way to the Supreme Court

By Julie Masis

Lawrence Bacow, the 29th Harvard University president, walks through Harvard Yard on his first day in office, July 2018. (Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer, via JTA)

September 10, 2018, 5:29 am

Harvard’s Jewish president wants to restore faith in higher education

Son of a Holocaust survivor and refugee, Lawrence Bacow sees his new position as way to disseminate the ‘enduring values of colleges as enablers of the American dream’

By Penny Schwartz

Jared Kushner speaking in New York City, Nov. 18, 2010 (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for FINCA via JTA)

May 24, 2018, 4:00 am

Kushner’s fellow Jewish Harvard alumni attack him ahead of their reunion

Member of liberal social action group shares some of the traditional notes sent by graduates ahead of event

By JTA and TOI staff

During the Israel Summit at Harvard, retired NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire (left) is interviewed by HBO sports correspondent Jon Frankel, April 8, 2018 (courtesy: Max August)

April 9, 2018, 1:32 pm

Harvard students tout Israel’s global impact at high-profile summit

The brainchild of eight undergrads, Sunday’s event highlights the Jewish state’s ‘uplifting narratives’

By Matt Lebovic

Lawrence Bacow speaks as he is introduced as Harvard University's 29th president during a news conference on February 11, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images/AFP)

February 12, 2018, 1:12 am

Lawrence Bacow named next Harvard president

Environmental policy expert, son of Jewish refugee and Auschwitz survivor, to lead university after heading Tufts for a decade

By AP

Mila Kunis at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, October 20, 2017. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

January 25, 2018, 10:46 am

Mila Kunis to be honored with parade, roast at Harvard

Jewish Hollywood star declared woman of the year by university’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals group

By AP and TOI staff

Henry Rosovsky is flanked by David Sackstein, left, and Sackstein’s father, Robert. (Courtesy of David Sackstein)

November 2, 2017, 10:31 am

Harvard honors professor who helped its Jewish life flourish

Alumnus, professor, dean, acting president of the university Henry Rosovsky established the Center for Jewish Studies that bears his name

By Penny Schwartz

Alan Dershowitz speaks at an event at the David Intercontinental Hotel in Tel Aviv on December 11, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

June 7, 2017, 12:32 pm

Dershowitz: Harvard wrong to rescind student admissions over offensive online posts

University revoked places for at least 10 incoming students after they mocked Holocaust, sexual assault and terrorism in a private Facebook group

By JTA and TOI staff