The leader of the Religion and Public Life program at HDS left suddenly, creating turnover at the top of an initiative that became a lightning rod for controversy over Israel and Palestine at the University. Sebastian Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/2…

Harvard requested graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum remove a critical social media post about Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri A. Charleston because it was “highly inflammatory and personal." Sebastian Connolly & Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

Harvard Chabad is petitioning the city of Cambridge to change its zoning laws to exempt religious buildings from certain restrictions in an effort to move forward with plans to expand its headquarters. Sebastian Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/3…

Harvard Divinity School will suspend its Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative amid budget cuts and public accusations that the initiative presents a one-sided view of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Sebastian Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

Harvard filed its opposition in court on Friday to allow two plaintiffs to proceed pseudonymously as they seek to join HDS graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum’s ongoing Title VI lawsuit against the University. Sebastian Connolly reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

HDS graduate Alexander “Shabbos” Kestenbaum will have to hand over documents related to his ongoing Title VI lawsuit against Harvard, after a judge approved the University’s request to compel the production of documents. Sebastian Connolly reports. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

Public evangelists Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle, who have spent the last 45 years visiting college campuses, came to Harvard on Friday to speak to students about Christianity. Sebastian Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

HDS Dean Marla Frederick announced that the Religion, Conflict, and Public Life program would be paused, citing a budget cut and a desire to “rethink” the program, a decision which drew anger from affiliates. Sebastian Connolly & Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

The Crimson breaks down how the demands in Friday’s letter converge with battles over the future of higher education, nationally and on Harvard’s campus — and what they could have meant for the University. William Mao and Veronica Paulus report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…

More than 100 Jewish Harvard students signed an open letter condemning the Trump administration’s threat earlier this month to review approximately $9 billion in federal funding to Harvard. Sebastian Connolly and Julia A. Karabolli report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/4…