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Harvard student-athletes may receive compensation for the use of their name, image, and likeness for the first time, the Ivy League announced Thursday, changing its rules to align with a new interim policy from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The decision comes after a recent Supreme Court ruling delivered a small — but significant — victory to student-athletes, allowing them to receive incremental increases to their education-related compensation packages. Following the ruling, the NCAA reaffirmed its commitment to working with Congress toward a decision regarding the right...

University President Lawrence S. Bacow and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay explained Ivy League decisions regarding athletics competition amid the coronavirus pandemic to Harvard student athletes in a webinar Tuesday. The event, moderated by Director of Harvard Athletic Director Erin McDermott, allowed student athletes to communicate directly with administrators about the Ivy League's decision to cancel athletics competition for the entire academic year as well as Harvard's planning for athletics during the fall semester. In advance of the event, student athletes submitt...

On the way to his first practice of the semester at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Harvard baseball player Matt R. Thomas ’21 was not thinking about the cold weather or the early hour. Rather, Thomas said he only gave thought to his coach’s advice to enjoy those remaining walks across the river. Student athletes residing on campus began sport-specific training Monday as Harvard proceeded to the next phase of its campus reopening. Under “Level 3: Yellow,” College students living on campus can congregate outside in groups of 10 and use some University common spaces, including athletics facilities. In ...

Some Harvard student athletes whose senior year seasons were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic are making plans to use their final year of collegiate athletics eligibility at other universities after obtaining their Harvard degrees. When the Ivy League canceled the fall sports season in July, some student athletes waffled between taking time off and continuing their Harvard education. The Ivy League has since canceled the winter sports season, and the spring sports season remains in flux. Seniors who opted to finish out their final year at the College will find themselves with at least one...

Harvard will permanently close four University Dining Services facilities and lay off the employees at each location, according to Harvard Campus Services spokesperson Michael D. Conner. The four operations impacted include the Heights restaurant in Smith Campus Center, CGIS Café in the Center for Government and International Studies, the Observatory Cart, and the Culinary Support Group kitchen. The CSG kitchen serves as the central kitchen for HUDS, providing the various soups, sauces, salads, and pastas used across all of Harvard’s dining halls. The announcement entails the layoff of 17 ...