Missed Deadline Costs Harvard $15M in Insurance for Admissions Policy Defense November 3, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Harvard University’s failure to notify its insurer by the policy deadline has cost it up to $15 million in insurance...
Harvard, Zurich Insurance At Odds Over $15M Coverage for Admissions Program Defense October 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Harvard University has already exhausted $25 million in insurance coverage defending its affirmative action admissions program and is in court...
Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Distress Over Enslaved Ancestors’ Photos June 27, 2022 By Philip Marcelo A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard...
Suit by 3 Students Alleges Harvard University Ignored Sexual Harassment February 11, 2022 By Mark Pratt Three Harvard University graduate students said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Ivy League school for years ignored...
Court Agrees Harvard Not Responsible for Legal Fees of Professor with China Ties January 12, 2022 Harvard University is not required to pay legal defense fees for a professor who was found guilty of hiding his...
Opponents Ask Supreme Court to Halt Harvard’s Use of Race in Admissions February 26, 2021 By Nate Raymond Opponents of policies used by universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students asked the U.S. Supreme Court...
Justice Department Alleges Yale Illegally Discriminates Against Asians, Whites August 14, 2020 By Jan Wolfe and Eric Beech The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its...
Judge Rules Harvard’s ‘Fine Admissions Policy’ Passes Constitutional Test October 2, 2019 Harvard University’s undergraduate admissions program does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit...
Boston Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood January 18, 2019 By William J. Kole Slow as molasses? This treacle didn’t trickle. It was a sticky, deadly tsunami that flattened an entire Boston neighborhood within...
It’s Not Easy to Teach Robot Drivers to Think Like Humans October 9, 2018 By Gabrielle Coppola Robot cars make for annoying drivers. Relative to human motorists, the driverless vehicles now undergoing testing on public roads are...