Jodi Hilton

3 weeks ago | cambridgeday.com | Jodi Hilton

The famous “One if by land, two if by sea …” phrase from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” refers to a secret signal – lanterns hung in Boston’s Old North Church – that alerted patriots to British troop movements on the eve of revolution. But behind the poetry was a plan, and behind that plan stood Dr. Joseph Warren, a revolutionary organizer who wasn’t about to leave anything to chance.

3 weeks ago | cambridgeday.com | Jodi Hilton

In Donald Trump’s escalating war on academia and particularly Harvard, he has threatened to wield his presidential powers to cut off $9 billion in funding, the school’s tax exemption and now its right to host international students.

4 weeks ago | cambridgeday.com | Jodi Hilton

Following pressure from students, faculty and the greater community, Harvard president Alan Garber issued a strong statement Monday condemning the Donald Trump administration’s threat to freeze up to $9 billion in federal funding. In it he notes that the administration’s move “violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI,” the federal prohibition against discrimination.

1 month ago | cambridgeday.com | Jodi Hilton

More than a thousand people gathered on Cambridge Common on Saturday to demand that Harvard stand up to the latest threats coming from the Donald Trump administration. Late last month, the administration threatened to freeze nearly $9 billion in federal grants, part of an attack on elite universities including Princeton and Columbia ostensibly to weed out antisemitism on campus.

1 month ago | cambridgeday.com | Jodi Hilton

Thousands gathered at the apex of the storied Powder House Square in Somerville on Wednesday in support of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student and Fulbright scholar who was detained by federal agents in front of her Somerville home Tuesday.