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William C. Mao

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The Fall of Harvard’s Global Development Powerhouse

For nearly three decades, the Harvard Institute for International Development advised foreign governments on some of their most pressing economic and political issues. Then, in 2000, it was shuttered amid scandal.


New Grads Relieved After Judge Extends Harvard’s Block on DHS Order Mid-Commencement

Though many attendees had not taken in the details of the ruling, which was announced in a hearing in Boston midway through novelist Abraham Verghese’s address, they said they were glad to hear Harvard’s international students were receiving further relief.


Arts and Humanities Dean Praises Garber’s Resistance, Urges Grads to Defend Freedom at Senior Valediction

Harvard Arts and Humanities Dean Sean Kelly praised University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for standing up to the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the University in an address to graduating seniors — and urged them to mimic Garber by defending against “threats to freedom.”


Crimson Courage Hands Out Anti-Trump Fliers Outside Harvard Yard Gates

Members of Crimson Courage — an alumni group advocating for academic freedom — distributed flyers outside the gates of Harvard Yard Thursday morning as the first students and parents lined up for the ceremony.


Weeks After Cutting Off Support for Affinity Grad Events, Harvard Funds ASL Interpreter for Disability Celebration

After the University announced it would no longer host or fund affinity group celebrations for Commencement, Harvard funded an interpreter for a Tuesday disability affinity ceremony but told organizers to distance the event from traditional affinity celebrations held in previous years.