Ivy League acceptance rates drop to new low. They're not alone.

Harvard said it admitted about three students for every 100 applicants — the lowest in the school's 386-year history.

• Apr 1, 2022

Harvard professor found guilty of lying about ties to China

Charles Lieber allegedly concealed his income from the Chinese program, including $50,000 a month from the Wuhan University of Technology.

• Dec 22, 2021

Harvard says it won't require SAT or ACT scores through 2026

The move comes amid a debate over the tests' fairness, as well as the stresses of the ongoing pandemic.

• Dec 17, 2021

The full episode from the March 17, 2014 edition of the CBS Evening News

Since the communications systems of Malaysia Airlines Flight 307 were silenced, experts can only estimate its final location is along one of two corridors. To the north, the plane would have flown mostly over land, while to the south, it would have flown mostly over water. The U.S. Navy is using the P-3 Orion, one of its high-tech aircraft, to assist with the search mission; and, in seven years, Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker has turned a program that had never won a title in the 60-year history of the Ivy League into perennial contenders, winning four straight conference championships. The team is now headed to its third straight NCAA tournament.

• Mar 17, 2014
• 20:59

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from May 5, 2014

The Supreme Court said prayers that open town council meetings do not violate the Constitution, even if they stress Christianity; and, legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach's battles outside the ring have been a harder fight than anything he faced in it.

• May 5, 2014
• 20:51

12/14: CBS Evening News

Republicans coalesce around final tax plan; 16-year-old reacts to getting accepted into Harvard

• Dec 14, 2017
• 19:38

COVID-19 vaccine shows promise

Researchers at Harvard Medical School say there are promising new results that suggest a vaccine will be effective against COVID-19. Their study involved monkeys, but human trials will soon follow. Meg Oliver has the latest in the CBS News series "Racing to a Cure."

• May 20, 2020
• 1:33

Expert on science behind COVID-related dreams

In a Harvard survey, over 2,000 people described 5,000 coronavirus-related dreams over the month of April. They include nightmares about getting the virus and anxiety dreams about forgetting to wear a mask outside. Dr. Carol Ash, a sleep specialist and chief medical officer at RWJ Barnabas Health in New Jersey, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the phenomenon.

• Apr 23, 2020
• 4:15

10/10/19: CBSN Evening News

FBI arrests associates of Rudy Giuliani; Atlanta team dominates Harvard debate

• Oct 9, 2019
• 1:05:27

Harvard Business School goes virtual amid rise in COVID cases

Classes will take place online until at least October 3, the school said, citing a cluster of breakthrough COVID-19 cases.

• Sep 27, 2021

Graduate's generous offer stuns commencement crowd

A high school student was headed to Harvard with a $40,000 scholarship. She asked her high school to give it to another student. Nikki Battiste has the story.

• Jun 9, 2021
• 1:47

Harvard-bound student asks high school to give her scholarship away

Verda Tetteh asked her high school to give the scholarship to someone who needed it more.

• Jun 9, 2021

Daughter turns loss into inspiring college essay

Abigail Mack made a splash on TikTok with her tips for writing a college essay. Her essay, which earned her acceptance to Harvard, was about the death of her mother. It has now inspired people around the world. Jim Axelrod has more.

• May 27, 2021
• 1:49

Unconventional school

In our series, A More Perfect Union, we aim to show that what unites us as Americans is stronger than what divides us. A celebration video of 16-year-old Ayrton Little went viral when he learned he'd been accepted to Harvard. Celebrations like his are common at their school, T.M. Landry College Preparatory. Every year it says 100 percent of graduates get into college. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Dec 21, 2017
• 4:45

16-year-old gets into Harvard

Ayrton Little, a 16-year-old from Breaux Bridge, Louisana, was surrounded by classmates and a camera was rolling the moment he learned he was accepted to Harvard. His older brother, Alex, learned just last week that he got into Stanford. The brainy bros of Breaux Bridge are proud new members of the class of '22.

• Dec 14, 2017
• 1:12

Harvard rescinds Manning invitation

Harvard University has rescinded a fellowship invitation to Chelsea Manning, the transgender former soldier convicted of giving classified information to WikiLeaks. The decision comes after CIA Director Mike Pompeo canceled a campus speaking event Thursday night and former acting CIA director Michael Morell resigned a university post. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Sep 15, 2017
• 2:45

Harvard president on DACA

Harvard University President Drew Faust is taking a stand against President Trump's decision to end the DACA program. Faust wrote to the Harvard community: "This cruel policy recognizes neither justice nor mercy." She joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why she has been vocal about undocumented students for a decade, how Harvard is addressing sexual assaults on campus, and how the university's student body has become more diverse.

• Sep 8, 2017
• 5:10

Obamas at Harvard dorms

Students moving into dorms at Harvard University spotted their new classmate Malia Obama with her parents on campus.

• Aug 23, 2017
• 0:31

College admissions

The Justice Department is investigating a series of complaints against Harvard University alleging that the school's admissions practices put Asian-American students at a disadvantage. CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil joins CBSN with the story.

• Aug 8, 2017
• 4:35

8/6: CBS Evening News

The U.S. has passed a resolution at the U.N. Security Council that imposes tough, new sanctions on North Korea; swimming with dolphins is a popular tourist activity in Hawaii, but that could be coming to an end.

• Aug 6, 2017
• 21:01

Harvard discrimination?

Harvard University expects to enroll a majority "non-white" freshman class this fall for the first time in its history. But the Ivy League school is also being accused of discrimination. It's part of a new fight over race in college admissions. Tony Dokoupil reports.

• Aug 6, 2017
• 2:03

Harvard rescinds 10 acceptances

Admission offers to at least 10 members of Harvard University's incoming freshman class have been revoked after school officials learned the students had exchanged vulgar and offensive messages on Facebook. The news was first reported by the university's student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. Don Dahler reports.

• Jun 6, 2017
• 2:49

6/5: CBS Evening News

NSA report says Russia tried to hack U.S. election systems days before vote; Harvard withdraws acceptance offers over offensive memes

• Jun 5, 2017
• 17:28

Harvard revokes admission

According to a report in The Harvard Crimson, at least ten students who were going to Harvard in the fall were told to forget it -- after the university came across their Facebook messages. Harvard declined to comment. Don Dahler reports.

• Jun 5, 2017
• 1:50

Harvard pulls acceptances

Harvard revoked admissions of at least 10 students over online posts that mocked sexual assault and targeted minority groups, The Harvard Crimson reports. CBS Boston has more on the story.

• Jun 5, 2017
• 0:49

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