I am so deeply honored to announce that I will serve as the president of The Harvard Crimson in its 151st year.
I consistently struggle to find the words to describe what this organization means to me and how lucky I feel to be joined by this masthead.
Yesterday, on my 2nd official day as president of
@thecrimson
, I watched with amazement as our staff scooped that Gay would resign and produced 19 follow-up articles and editorial pieces, plus a special edition paper. Read it here:
Over the past two months,
@sagelattman
and I
spoke with numerous current and former members of the Harvard Foreign Policy Initiative, uncovering a pattern of internal conflict and financial misconduct around under its former president.
Thank you,
@spj_newengland
, for recognizing The Crimson in the 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards!
We are honored to be named Best All-Around Student Newspaper and Best Affiliated Web Site 📰
Congratulations also to the other amazing papers named!
Harvard President Claudine Gay will resign today,
@thecrimson
learned this morning. Read what will be the most thorough coverage of this bombshell in Harvard’s paper of record:
#BREAKINGNEWS
: University President Claudine Gay will remain in office with the support of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — according to a source familiar with the decision.
@mherszenhorn
&
@claireyuan33
report.
In
@thecrimson
: Congress extends its deadline for Harvard to produce a truly staggering trove of internal documents, including board meeting minutes and student disciplinary records -- potentially clashing with federal privacy laws.
Antisemitism on Harvard's campus has dominated the news cycle in recent months. In a special op-eds package, we asked seven Jewish Harvard affiliates for their perspectives on the issue. Read it in
@thecrimson
:
Yesterday brought a whirlwind of
@thecrimson
reporting as Harvard made a surprise announcement of their 30th president, Claudine Gay. I joined the talented
@jjgiordano1
in photographing this historic announcement.
Proud to see the work of our central administration reporters highlighted in today's
@BostonGlobe
! “Even though we are students. We are doing the same quality work.”
In the wake of Gay's departure,
@thecrimson
editorial board assembled a special package of perspectives on what this moment means, including a staff editorial authored by the board. Read it here:
2022 was a year marked by transitions at Harvard, and as the new year dawns, The Crimson takes a look back at the stories that shaped the last 12 months. 🧵
My phenomenally talented colleagues
@claireyuan33
and
@mherszenhorn
were just on
@CNN
talking about the crisis facing Harvard following Claudine Gay’s Congressional testimony this week.
Check out their key coverage of the highly-scrutinized University at .
For almost two years, a small group of Harvard undergraduates, faculty, and alumni have met with College Dean Khurana to discuss what they see as a lack of free idea exchange at the College -- and how to fix it.
A judge has dismissed a wrongful death suit against Harvard regarding a student who committed suicide in 2015, citing a "limited duty" to probe "suicidal intentions that are not expressly evident."
For
@thecrimson
with my new co-writer Nia L. Orakwue.
Wrapping up winter break in my hometown of Wilmington, NC. I give this place a lot of (well deserved) criticism, but it is an undeniable privilege to live somewhere so beautiful. Birds from this week:
The Harvard community is still reeling after President Claudine Gay’s resignation.
@tbarone03
, Co-chair of the Harvard Crimson Editorial Board joins to discuss.
@John_Pena7
and I tried our best to convey the beautiful chaos of Housing Day in this week's
@thecrimson
cover piece -- with the help of some fantastic photography.
Four Harvard College seniors were ordered out of their suite at gunpoint Monday morning by Harvard University Police officers responding to a fake 911 call.
@ryandoannguyen
@nia_orakwue
and I cover the "swatting" in
@thecrimson
:
As a
@thecrimson
junior news reporter, I have covered the
@Harvard
student government during a complete dissolution and restructuring. In one of our last pieces on this assignment, I examine if the change has payed off:
An ex-
@Harvard
fencing coach and parent were acquitted on federal bribery charges today,
@thecrimson
reports. Massive props to
@ryandoannguyen
who has delayed his holiday break for this coverage.
Following the release of our investigation last week,
@sagelattman
and my coverage of a dispute within a prominent Harvard student organization continues in this week's update:
This week's
@thecrimson
cover piece is an important and thorough investigation brought to you by
@mnamponsah
and
@HaidarEmma
, and it features some delicious quotes.
BIG:
@thecrimson
Editorial Board endorses institutional neutrality.
"Having criticized the University for failing to make these statements more than perhaps any other group, we mean it when we now say: It is time for Harvard to turn off the megaphone."
Our first story together, but not the last. Nia and I will be covering the perennially depressing Harvard College administration beat together for the next year.
Billionare megadonor Ken Griffin, the namesake of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, announced he would pause donations to the University, citing a DEI agenda and "whiny snowflakes." at the school.
Harvard has indefinitely relieved a proctor of their duties following their involvement in a confrontation at an Oct. 18 protest at HBS. Joyce E. Kim and I report in
@thecrimson
This week has been a tireless grind to produce this paper and I feel so lucky to have played my small part. Special thanks to my editors
@LeahTeichholtz
@MeimeiXu7
@newskingdollar
and president
@CaraChang20
for their late nights and early mornings.
Commencement 2023 Coverage Is Here!
Every year, The Crimson publishes a series of features looking back at key issues of the academic year. Read below to see our 17-story package!
Days after
@thecrimson
scooped Harvard's pick for their next head football coach, the University has remained silent on the matter. Players and alumni haven't.
In Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good,” he says there are “5 more miles ‘till the road runs out.” 72 seconds later, he says “1 more mile till the road runs out.” This means Frank is driving at about 200mph, far above the top speed of the Lincoln town car he purports to be driving.
Harvard students, alumni, and house leaders swiftly condemned Monday's 'swatting' attack in Leverett House, followed by an email from the College Dean Wednesday evening.
@nia_orakwue
and I summarize the reactions today in
@thecrimson
:
Roughly a dozen students occupied University Hall in Harvard Yard at around 11:15 a.m. this morning, prompting the Harvard University Police Department to restrict access to the building for the afternoon.
Read about this developing story in
@thecrimson
I joined
@ryandoannguyen
yesterday at the John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse to cover day 8 of the Peter Brand bribery trial, which saw some fascinating developments. Make to sure follow Ryan for updates as we near a verdict!
Multiple Harvard campus organizations had already begun altering their names and branding following a renewed effort by the Harvard College Dean of Students Office to restrict the use of Harvard branding by student groups.
After more than two weeks of reporting, I'm finally headed home for the holidays and am glad to have ended the year on such a formative note.
Endless thanks to each of my co-writers and
@newskingdollar
@LeahTeichholtz
@MeimeiXu7
for meticulous edits late into the night! 14/
Harvard professor Randall Kennedy argues in
@thecrimson
that campus speech guidelines need to be guided by more than just the First Amendment standard:
We have a duty as Harvard students to uncover, understand, and grapple with the evils for which this institution has been responsible.
@ryandoannguyen
takes this charge above and beyond in this brilliant scrutiny. Read it:
Despite false reports online, pro-Palestine organizers did not take down an American flag during a rally yesterday,
@mherszenhorn
reports in
@thecrimson
@CrimsonOpinion
@crimsonarts
@crimsonFM
@THCSports
Finally: Thank you to the 149th Guard of The Harvard Crimson.
Your leadership has brought us back to 14 Plympton St. and through 14 redesigned print issues. Farewell, and keep the old sheet flying.
An undergraduate has sued the Harvard International Relations Council following his removal over a $170k 'stress test' of the organization's financial security,
@azusalippit
reports:
From
@tillyrobin
@neilhshah15
in
@thecrimson
: The University is expected to announce a working group to consider a policy of institutional neutrality. Here's what that means, and how we got here.
House Republicans subpoenaed three top Harvard officials Friday in an escalation of their investigation into the University. Read about it in
@thecrimson
:
None of the seven outsider candidates for the Board of Overseers will be on the ballot when Harvard alumni vote in the annual election later this spring.
w/
@HaidarEmma
in
@thecrimson
@thecrimson
Editorial staff share diverse, powerful snippets about the last few months. A must read if you're wondering how students are processing this moment:
"Birthday Sex" singer, songwriter, and producer Jeremih will headline next weekend's Yardfest, the Harvard College Events Board announced Friday. DJ duo Coco & Breezy will also open the event alongside two student acts.
Please take a moment to fill out The Crimson’s 2023 Readership Survey! Anybody who fills out the survey is entered into a raffle for one of four $25 Amazon gift cards.
Almost 250
@Harvard
students, faculty, and alumni have signed a petition criticizing the University's track record on campus free speech,
@LeahTeichholtz
and I report for
@thecrimson
.
A former Harvard College Dean in
@thecrimson
: "The leftward shift of Harvard’s faculty deserves scrutiny. Judicious changes to the hiring and promotion process can thwart intellectual inbreeding"
@joycekim324
@mnamponsah
in
@thecrimson
: An antisemitic graphic posted and then retracted by two Harvard student organizations has drawn swift condemnation from the University.
While working on Mark Kelly's first Senate run, I met a lot of Arizona political operatives who REALLY regretted getting Sinema elected. That was two years ago.
@joycekim324
@mnamponsah
in
@thecrimson
: An antisemitic graphic posted and then retracted by two Harvard student organizations has drawn swift condemnation from the University.
I am so unbelievably in support of this. Non-competes facilitate dishonest hiring practices and exploitation of employees in a way that we will look back upon and be disgusted by.
In a story since picked up by the
@BostonGlobe
and
@NBC10Boston
, Mert Geyiktepe and I reported for
@thecrimson
that Harvard's student government plans to debut a new mascot candidate at this weekend's Harvard-Yale game - the turkey.
Students expressed frustration and disappointment with
@Harvard
's plan for an alcohol-scarce tailgate ahead of this weekend's Harvard-Yale game.
@vivielu_
and I report for
@thecrimson
.
As officials in my hometown of Wilmington, NC convened to discuss the discovery of a loaded gun at a local high school (second time in less than two weeks) my state senator
@MichaelLee4NC
voted to restrict reproductive care in our state. Just an observation.