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THE HARVARD CRIMSON
LAST WEEK
JANUARY 27, 2023
TECHNOLOGY
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Khan Academy CEO Talks ChatGPT
Wu Promises City Planning Overhaul
First Umrah Trip in Four Years
CHATGPT. Khan Academy founder Salman Khan told attendees of a Harvard Graduate School of Education webinar that banning artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in schools is the “wrong approach,” calling the service “transformative” for the future of education. The HGSE hosted Khan Wednesday afternoon as part of its Education Now webinar series, which aims to address the evolving state of education following changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar was hosted by Uche B. Amaechi ’99, an education lecturer at HGSE. BY AZUSA M. LIPPIT — CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
STATE OF THE CITY. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 promised to overhaul the city’s urban planning strategy and build more affordable housing during her first State of the City address on Wednesday evening. Wu laid out her agenda for the coming year at the MGM Music Hall in Fenway, with several thousand people in attendance. Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey ’92 — who was inaugurated earlier this month — was present for the event, along with many Boston city officials. BY
MECCA. Thirty-two Muslim Harvard undergraduates traveled to Mecca, Saudi Araiba over winter break for the University’s second Umrah pilgrimage — one of two religious pilgrimages within the Muslim faith. Umrah is an optional pilgrimage that can be performed at any time of the year and involves a series of rituals in Mecca. The other — known as the “grand pilgrimage” or Hajj — is obligatory for Muslims to complete at least once in their lifetime, if they are able, and takes place on specific calendar days over the course of five to six days. BY
MILES J. HERSZENHORN AND DYLAN H. PHAN — CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
TYLER J. H. ORY — CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
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AROUND THE IVIES YALE LAW SCHOOL REAFFIRMS DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM U.S. NEWS RANKINGS
SPEAKERS DISCUSS ROE V. WADE AT HARVARD RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE
Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken said the school will continue to refrain from participating in the rankings, after U.S. News & World Report announced a series of changes to its rankings amid a boycott by law schools across the country. Gerken said that “having a window into the operations and decision-making process at U.S. News in recent weeks has only cemented our decision to stop participating in the rankings.”
RADCLIFFE CONFERENCE. The institute hosted “The Age of Roe: The Past, The Present, and the Future of Abortion in America,” a conference focused on Roe v. Wade’s impact. BY JULIAN J. GIORDANO — CRIMSON
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PENN APPOINTS ANNENBERG DEAN JOHN L. JACKSON JR. TO SERVE AS NEXT PROVOST University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill selected Annenberg School for Communication Dean John L. Jackson Jr. to serve as the next provost of the university. Magill will succeed Beth Winkelstein, who had served as the interim provost of the university since former provost Wendell Prichett departed the role during a leave of absence in May 2021. Winkelstein will now return to the position of deputy provost. THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN
COLUMBIA MEDICAL SCHOOL ENDS PARTICIPATION IN U.S. NEWS RANKINGS The Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia’s Medical School, will no longer submit data to the U.S. News & World Report for rankings, becoming the nation’s second top medical school to withdraw from the rankings following Harvard Medical School’s announcement last Tuesday. In a statement announcing the decision, Dean Katrina Armstrong wrote that the “USNWR medical school rankings perpetuate a narrow and elitist perspective on medical education.”
REMEMBRANCE VIGIL. On Thursday, the Harvard Foundation organized a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the tragic shootings that occurred in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, and Oakland, California. BY MAKANAKA NYANDORO—CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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PROTESTING COMARROF. Students plastered articles from The Crimson on the John Harvard statue on Wednesday, highlighting John L. Comaroff’s controversial presence on campus. BY JOEY HUANG—CRIMSON
SNOW-COVERED CAMPUS. A blanket of snow covers Adams House outside of The Crimson’s building Monday. BY DYLAN J. GOODMAN—CRIMSON PHOTOGRAPHER
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POLICE INVESTIGATE CASES OF ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT A temporary Dartmouth College employee is being investigated by the Hanover Police Department for up to four cases of assault involving “unwanted sexual touching,” according to Dean of the College Scott Brown and Department of Safety and Security Director Keiselim Montas. The incidents took place Tuesday afternoon and evening, with the police alerted around 2 p.m. According to Brown and Montas, the suspect was immediately fired and banned from Dartmouth’s campus. THE DARTMOUTH
ARTS CENTER PROPOSAL. A Cambridge City Council meeting discussed transforming the home of Cambridge artist Peter Z. Valentine into an arts center in Central Square. BY JOEY
PROTESTERS IN CITY HALL. Monday, protestors marched into Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui’s office, demanding answers over the shooting of Saiyed Faisal. BY JULIAN J. GIORDANO—
COMAROFF WALKOUT. Protesters marched through Harvard Yard with signs Tuesday, demanding that Harvard fire professor John L. Comaroff.
BOOK TALK. Harvard Book Store hosted Ilyon Woo, author of “Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom” for a book talk on Monday. Author Kellie Carter Jackson joined her in discussion. BY JULIAN J. GIORDANO—
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