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I still can’t believe my friend is gone.

It’s time to hold committees responsible for how they manage harassment claims

During the past two weeks, allegations of sexual harassment at Harvard University's anthropology department have captured significant public attention

The American debate around due process for alleged harassers has become too confused.

Harvard University allegedly obtained a Title IX complainant’s outside mental health records, absent her permission. How could that be possible?

Hundreds of people turned up to show solidarity with three grad students suing the university over a professor’s alleged misconduct, while faculty who had previously spoken in the professor’s favor walk back their support.

The very act of making a sexual harassment claim can set off a convoluted legal procedure unfamiliar to accusers. Experts say the university has both legal and ethical considerations.

In 2020, after Lilia Kilburn, a graduate student, filed a formal complaint notifying Harvard University that an anthropology professor was sexually harassing her, an investigation was opened, as required by federal law. What happened next stunned Kilburn, according to her lawyers.

According to a federal lawsuit, Harvard obtained notes from Lilia Kilburn's psychotherapy sessions and shared them. Learn more at Boston.com.

Amid frustrations about remote learning and changes to admissions for an elite high school, parents — led by Asian Americans — kicked out three board members.