Dhruv Patel @dhruvtkpatel

UNUSUAL: YouTube star @ishowspeedsui made a surprise visit to Harvard Square Friday, drawing hundreds in a frenzy of selfies and chants. Speed hit the Owl & Lampoon — before being serenaded by the Kroks & dancing with the Hasty Pudding Club. thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

NEW: Despite Burroughs’ blockbuster ruling, the WH still has ways to restrict federal funds from Harvard, experts told @thecrimson: - Deprioritizing Harvard in competitive grants - A Title VI probe to claw back funding - NIH budget cuts across the board thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

At eight, Truman Pauley pitched for the first time — and walked five straight. When the coach tried to pull him, Pauley said no. “I’ve got to figure it out,” his dad recalled him saying. Today, he's still on the mound — from @HarvardBaseball to @Mets. thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

NEW: After Burroughs’ ruling, the WH can seek: a) First Circuit emergency stay (1–2 wks, low chance of success) b) Full First Circuit appeal (3–4 mos, low chance) c) Supreme Court shadow docket (1–2 mos for stay, yrs for full appeal, higher chance). thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

NEW: The White House will APPEAL the ruling issued earlier Wednesday that struck down its multibillion-dollar freeze on Harvard’s research funding, a spokesperson confirmed to @thecrimson. Unclear where & when the administration will file its appeal. thecrimson.com/article/2025/9…

POISONED USA: Hunterbrook launches a new series exposing toxic polluters. For decades, companies have killed and sickened people with impunity. Now, with the EPA captured by the industries it was meant to regulate, the crisis worsens. We've built a nationwide database to expose…

NEW: Harvard President Alan Garber told faculty that a deal with the White House is not imminent and denied that the University is considering a $500 million settlement, according to three faculty members. w/ @VeronicaHPaulus in @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/8…

Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration. @dhruvtkpatel and @graceunkyoon report. thecrimson.com/article/2025/8…

INBOX: Harvard to hand over most employees' I-9 forms to Dept of Homeland Security in response to subpoena @samuelachurch and @camsrivastava in @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

BREAKING: Harvard announced two new partnerships with Israeli institutions — an undergrad study abroad program enabling College students to study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a postdoctoral fellowship for Israeli scientists to research at HMS. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

SCOOP: The White House is pushing Harvard for a major financial settlement in its negotiation talks, per a source. Trump is urging WH officials to strike a deal in which Harvard pays more than the $200 million Columbia agreed to this week. In @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

NEW: Harvard’s top brass was reportedly surprised by the April 11 demands. But a confidential WH memo — sent days earlier — warned them. It outlined a “menu” of options: a federal lien, receivership of departments, & gutting a minority cultural center. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

NEW: Harvard officials warned Monday that federal actions — the $2B funding cut, 8% endowment tax, & threats to international students — could cost Harvard up to $1B a year. In response, they said, the hiring freeze will stay & more layoffs are coming. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

A DHS official testified that the government created reports on potential criminal conduct by more than 100 student protesters nationwide, drawing their names from a 5,000-person list compiled by the doxxing website Canary Mission. w/ @laurelmshugart thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

MORE AM NEWS: The WH told Harvard's accreditor that there was "strong evidence" in favor of revoking Harvard's accreditation. The move makes Harvard the second university — following Columbia — to have its accreditation formally challenged. thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

BREAKING AM NEWS: The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed Harvard over alleged misconduct by international students and noncompliance with immigration law. ICE demands docs dating back to Jan. 1, 2020 — and warns other schools should "take note." thecrimson.com/article/2025/7…

The components guiding Russian bombs into hospitals and shopping centers didn’t come from Moscow. They came from Silicon Valley. Full investigation drops tomorrow @hntrbrkmedia

NEW: The White House formally accused Harvard of violating Title VI. In the report: Jewish and Israeli students were spit on, faced swastika imagery, & felt unsafe. Officials faulted protest policies, weak discipline, & months of administrative delay. thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

BREAKING: House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan issued a subpoena to Harvard on Thursday in an antitrust probe into Ivy League tuition practices. Lawmakers said the school failed to fully cooperate and demanded internal documents by July 17. In @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…

Scoop: Harvard President Alan Garber confirmed to top-dollar donors Monday that the University has resumed talks with the Trump administration, per a source. It’s the first time a Harvard official has acknowledged the negotiations. w/ @graceunkyoon thecrimson.com/article/2025/6…