boston bruins
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Harvard
Harvard University
Affirmative action battle brewing at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE — An organization currently suing Harvard, alleging that the university discriminates against qualified Asian applicants, is now fighting the Ivy League institution's efforts to force it to disclose its membership list and funding sources. Describing Harvard's request as "a fishing expedition," Patrick Strawbridge, an
Massachusetts
This week in New England history: May 2-8
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Cambridge
Harvard students isolated amid mumps outbreak
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A mumps outbreak at Harvard University has affected 40 members of the school community in the last two months. Boston.com reports that nearly a dozen students were in isolation as of Monday evening.
Massachusetts
Sexual assault surveys: Coming to a Massachusetts college near you?
BOSTON — Campus climate surveys, which supporters say can help schools identify the best practices for curbing sexual assault on campus, but which have been widely criticized by both conservative and feminist groups, could soon be coming to Massachusetts. Last spring, state Sen. William Brownsberger (D-Belmont) authored a bill that calls
amherst
Amherst, Harvard, Williams cited for ‘muzzling’ speech
BOSTON – Three prestigious Massachusetts colleges were singled-out for stifling free speech on campus over the past year, earning them "muzzles" from the Thomas Jefferson Center. Amherst College, Harvard University and Williams College were among 50 U.S. schools that curtailed students' First Amendment rights in 2015, drawing
Harvard University
Massachusetts students resist politically correct campus culture
CAMBRIDGE – While universities nationwide have made headlines for their crackdown on "microaggressions" and their creation of "safe spaces" away from offensive conversation, some Massachusetts college students think their peers are being overly sensitive. Harvard University sophomore Rachel Huebner, an editorial writer for the Crimson student newspaper,
Boston Red Sox
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