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EU ConfidentialHarris, Vance and what they mean for EuropeIs American politics giving you whiplash? This week’s episode of EU Confidential has all you need to cope, with primers on the foreign policy postures of Vice President Kamala Harris and JD Vance.Dialling in from Washington, POLITICO National Security Reporter Eric Bazail-Eimil helps us understand who Harris will lean on when it comes to Europe, while Global Playbook author Suzanne Lynch recounts her interview with Vance on U.S. support for Ukraine. Next, a literal trigger warning: We take you inside a training camp in Germany where Ukrainian soldiers are learning how to bui...
2024-07-2638 min
Harvard NewstalkBREAKING: Harvard President Survives Calls For ResignationHarvard President Claudine Gay testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hoping to tell the nation how she was fighting antisemitism at Harvard. By the end of the nearly six hour hearing, she was fighting to keep her job. Now, in news scooped by The Crimson, Harvard’s governing boards will allow Gay to stay on as university president. Our reporters were at the capitol, reporting on the testimony that fueled the calls for Gay’s resignation. As the fallout unfolds, the reporters who got the scoop — Claire Yuan '25 and Miles J. Hersz...
2023-12-1225 min
The Wake UpBacklash at HarvardLast week, Harvard President Claudine Gay testified before campus about antisemitism on campus. Now her comments are drawing some backlash — along with some support. Student reporters Claire Yuan and Miles Herszenhorn of the Harvard Crimson, who have been covering the president's testimony and campus reactions, joined Paris and Jeremy to discuss the latest.
2023-12-1107 min
The Briefing with Albert MohlerMonday, December 11, 2023This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 11:34)One Down, Two to Go? Moral Pressure Builds After Disastrous Appearance Before Congressional Committee Reveals Moral Disaster in Elite AcademiaThe moral rot starts at the top: Three elite university presidents refused to say that calls for genocide against Jews would violate rules for campus conduct by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)74 Members of Congress Demand Harvard President Gay Resign in Letter to Governing Board Members by The Harvard Crimson (Miles J. Herszenhorn and Claire Yuan)One Law Firm...
2023-12-1125 minHarvard NewstalkHarvard President to Testify on Antisemitism Before CongressIn the days since Hamas’ October 7 attack against Israel, Harvard has faced division on campus and national backlash over its response. Tomorrow, Harvard President Claudine Gay will stand before Congress’s House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Lawmakers will press her on antisemitism at Harvard as top donors continue to fume over the University’s handling of tensions on campus. Some have threatened to pull their funding. Others already have. How will the House committee grill her, and how will she respond?This week on Newstalk, reporters Miles J. Herszenhorn ’25, Emma H. Haidar ’26, and Cam E. Kett...
2023-12-0419 minHarvard NewstalkHarvard President Claudine Gay's First 100 DaysThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Miles J. Herszenhorn '25 and Claire Yuan '25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard President Claudine Gay's first 100 days as her administration navigates backlash over the University's response to the war in Israel and Gaza, the fall of affirmative action, and a slew of deans searches. Also in this episode, Thomas J. Mete '26 and Asher J. Montgomery '26 talk about the ongoing hunt for a new dean of the Harvard Kennedy School.
2023-10-2328 min
Harvard NewstalkAffirmative Action Falls: Inside the Protests at Harvard and Washington D.C.National Winner, 2024 Associated Collegiate Press Podcast of the Year | Winner, 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Conversational PodcastFights erupted in Washington D.C. and at Harvard when affirmative action fell. In the crowds, a dozen Harvard student journalists set out to find what the protests — the fights, the fears — were really about.Dozens of interviews. 10+ hours of tape. A look inside Harvard, from the students who saw it all.Host Frank S. Zhou '26 joins half a dozen reporters to track down what exactly happened when affirmative action fell. Here...
2023-07-2341 minHarvard NewstalkChemistry Giant Charles Lieber Avoids Prison TimeThis week on The Harvard Crimson’s Newstalk, Miles J. Herszenhorn ’25 and Managing Editor Brandon L. Kingdollar ’24 join host Frank Zhou ’26 to discuss the sentencing of renowned nanoscience pioneer and convicted felon Charles Lieber: the trial and downfall of an American chemist once named “the leading chemist in the world” and its impact on U.S.-China educational collaboration. Also in this episode, Asher J. Montgomery ‘26 discusses how Harvard Kennedy School students gathered outside the office of HKS Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf to deliver an open letter signed by hundreds for increased access to mental well-being support at HKS.
2023-05-0328 minHarvard NewstalkMeet Harvard's Newest Phi Beta Kappa StudentsThis week on The Harvard Crimson's Newstalk, reporters Rahem D. Hamid ’25 and Ryan H. Doan-Nguyen ’25 join host Frank S. Zhou '26 to discuss Harvard's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society. Last week, 24 Harvard juniors learned that they were the first members of their class tapped for the chapter. Hear them share their reactions and learn about the breadth of disciplines that they study. Also in this episode, Miles J. Herszenhorn '25, Claire Yuan '25, and Marina Qu '25 take a look at the candidates for Harvard's Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body...
2023-04-0318 min