Hacker News with Generative AI: Harvard University

Trump blocks grant funding for Harvard until it meets president's demands (theguardian.com)
The US Department of Education informed Harvard University on Monday that it was ending billions of dollars in research grants and other aid unless the school accedes to a list of demands from the Trump administration that would effectively cede control of the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university to the government.

Politics, Education, Harvard University, Trump Administration

18 points by KnuthIsGod 10 hours ago | 2 comments

Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation with Harvard (nytimes.com)
Harvard University received an emailed letter from the Trump administration last Friday that included a series of demands about hiring, admissions and curriculum so onerous that school officials decided they had no choice but to take on the White House.

Politics, Education, Harvard University

19 points by pmags 17 days ago | 3 comments

IRS making plans to rescind Harvard's tax-exempt status (cnn.com)

IRS, Taxes, Harvard University, Non-Profit Organizations

26 points by ironyman 20 days ago | 5 comments

Harvard redesigned homepage to focus on research (harvard.edu)
Research at Harvard—from medicine to technology to education and business—touches countless lives, moving us closer to disease cures, next-generation technology, and a more secure future for millions of people.

Research, Education, Harvard University

16 points by coloneltcb 22 days ago | 2 comments

Harvard University faces $9B federal funding review (thecrimson.com)
Three federal agencies announced a review of more than $8 billion in “multi-year grant commitments” to Harvard as part of an ongoing investigation into the University by the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism on Monday.

Harvard University, Federal Funding, Antisemitism

33 points by donsupreme 36 days ago | 5 comments

Harvard says tuition will be free for families making $200K or less (abcnews.go.com)
Harvard University on Monday announced that tuition will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less starting in the 2025-26 academic year.

Harvard University, Education, Financial Aid, Tuition

82 points by pseudolus 50 days ago | 106 comments

Harvard Will Make Tuition Free for More Students (nytimes.com)
Harvard announced on Monday that it plans to offer free tuition for students whose families earn $200,000 and below, making it the latest elite school to expand financial aid after the Supreme Court banned the use of racial preferences in college admissions.

Education, Harvard University, College Admissions, Financial Aid

9 points by clockworksoul 50 days ago | 7 comments

Hiring at Harvard University paused due to 'shifting federal policies' (upi.com)
Harvard University announced a faculty and staff hiring freeze Monday.

Harvard University, Hiring Freeze, Higher Education, Federal Policy

10 points by belter 57 days ago | 0 comments

"This was CS50": Yale ends largest computer science course (yaledailynews.com)
After a decade of partnership with Harvard, Yale’s CS50 course will no longer be offered starting in fall 2025 due to limited funding and an expanding computer science department.

Education, Computer Science, Yale University, Harvard University

11 points by herbertl 88 days ago | 2 comments

Harvard Students Are Better Than You (tracingwoodgrains.com)
Affirmative Action, I am told, ended the other day. Best wishes to those who celebrate.

Harvard University, Affirmative Action, Education, Social Commentary

6 points by barry-cotter 222 days ago | 1 comments

Exploring Our Sense of Touch from Every Angle (hms.harvard.edu)

Human Senses, Neuroscience, Research, Harvard University

16 points by XzetaU8 304 days ago | 1 comments

Harvard Railroad Economics Exam (1906) (irwincollier.com)

Economics, History, Education, Harvard University

108 points by tomrod 324 days ago | 65 comments

UFO civilization could be on Earth: Harvard researchers (newsnationnow.com)