From the Harvard Crimson: The State Department opened an inquiry into the Harvard Cognitive Aesthetics Media Lab, after a former employee filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that the lab mishandled the admissions process for its visiting scholars program. CAMLab, led and co-founded by History of Art and Architecture professor Eugene Y. Wang, supports multimedia art that explores “human consciousness” and hosts roughly two dozen visiting scholars annually, according to its website. When the lab was created in 2018, it was known as the Chinese Arts Media Lab and aimed to display interactive tributes to Buddhist artwork in China. The lab has since rebranded its Harvard website to refer to itself as the Cognitive Aesthetics Media Lab.
Yiyi Liang, a former fellow at CAMLab, filed her complaint with the State Department in May, the same month the lab opted against renewing her contract. Liang said in her complaint that some visiting scholars had used CAMLab’s program to receive a U.S. visa, even though they spent considerable time off campus. Her complaint also alleged that the lab charged unreasonable fees of $16,000 for visiting scholars, she said...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/19/camlab-china-open-inquiry/.
From the Harvard Crimson: Education Secretary Linda E. McMahon said Thursday that the Trump administration was close to finalizing a settlement with Harvard, renewing claims by the White House that Harvard is making progress toward a deal that would resolve a series of ongoing federal investigations. “They’re ongoing negotiations and I feel very comfortable that we are getting close to having those negotiations finalized,” McMahon said at a White House press briefing. “It’s been an open-door conversation all along.”
McMahon’s remarks Thursday aren’t the first time the Trump administration has said it is close to a settlement with Harvard. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the White House was on the verge of finalizing a deal with Harvard. When he first announced in June that talks had resumed, he predicted that an agreement would be reached “in the next week or so.” More than four months later, no deal has been announced.
...A University spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment...
Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/22/mcmahon-harvard-deal-close/.
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