Harvard's applications dipped this past year following then-President Claudine Gay's House hearing about antisemitism on campus. Getty Images Harvard is learning an ancient lesson: You reap what you ...

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include comment by Harvard University. After threatening nearly $3 billion in federal funding cuts at Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Justice ...

Harvard reported a 17% decline in its early admissions applications compared to a year ago as the Ivy League college remains embroiled in controversy over its handling of antisemitism on campus.

Richard D. Kahlenberg is the director of the American Identity Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. He was an expert witness for Students for Fair Admissions in its lawsuit against Harvard.

Harvard’s undergraduate application now includes a question probing students on how they approach ideological disagreements. The question is one of five short-answer prompts with a 150-word limit, ...

BOSTON — The deliberations that take place inside 86 Brattle St., a red-brick building where Harvard University’s admissions committee convenes, have very much stayed inside 86 Brattle St. A federal ...

As colleges wrestle with fairness, equity, and social mobility, Harvard University’s legacy admissions policy remains a relic. Favoring alumni children undermines the meritocracy Harvard claims to ...

When Donaldson “Don” Hill ’79 began thinking about applying to college as a senior in high school, submitting an application to Harvard was not on his radar. “If you’re not from a culture where ...

Admitted international students will be allowed to accept admission at Harvard University and at a foreign institution as a “backup plan,” according to an internal Harvard email obtained by MassLive.

A Boston civil rights firm charged in a complaint on Monday that Harvard University’s preferential treatment of the children of alumni violates federal law, putting pressure on the Education ...

Yesterday, the Ivy League universities released their early admission decisions, offering a first glimpse into admission trends for the 2023 application cycle. While the last five years have seen ...