<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gocrimson.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Harvard University</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/rss.aspx?path=general</link><description>Latest news items for Harvard University</description><atom:link href="https://gocrimson.com/rss?path=general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Track and Field Completes Penn Relays, Ken O'Brien Pre-Championship Invite</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/25/track-and-field-completes-penn-relays-ken-o.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/25/track-and-field-completes-penn-relays-ken-o.aspx</guid><category>General, Track &amp; Field</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alice Mihas" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/25/20260117_NG_TFMW_BEANTOWNCHALLENGE_010.JPG" /><br /><br />The Crimson took multiple podium finished across the throwing events at the UMass Ken O'Brien Pre-Competition Invitational and the Penn Relays.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/20260117_NG_TFMW_BEANTOWNCHALLENGE_010.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/20260117_NG_TFMW_BEANTOWNCHALLENGE_010.JPG"><media:title>Alice Mihas</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/25/20260117_NG_TFMW_BEANTOWNCHALLENGE_010.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30180</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Ranks First in New England in Latest Learfield Directors’ Cup Winter Standings Update</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/9/general-harvard-ranks-first-in-new-england-in-latest-learfield-directors-cup-winter-standings-update.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/9/general-harvard-ranks-first-in-new-england-in-latest-learfield-directors-cup-winter-standings-update.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Harvard Athletics Campus" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><br /><br />After a successful and memorable winter season, Harvard athletics checks in at No. 27 in the latest Learfield Directors' Cup winter standings rankings. The Crimson is the top ranked athletic department in both New England and Massachusetts. In the Football Championship Subdivision, Harvard holds the No. 2 spot.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG"><media:title>Harvard Athletics Campus</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:09:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30059</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ivy Madness to Return to The Palestra in 2027 as Part of Centennial Celebration</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ivy-madness-to-return-to-the-palestra-in-2027-as-part-of-centennial-celebration.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ivy-madness-to-return-to-the-palestra-in-2027-as-part-of-centennial-celebration.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2027 Ivy Madness Philadelphia Bound" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" /><br /><br />The Ivy League announced today that the 2027 Ivy Madness men's and women's basketball tournaments will be held at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., in conjunction with the historic venue's 100th anniversary celebration.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg"><media:title>2027 Ivy Madness Philadelphia Bound</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30028</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kuscher Named 2026 NATA-ICSM Head Athletic Trainer of the Year</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-kuscher-named-2026-nata-icsm-head-athletic-trainer-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-kuscher-named-2026-nata-icsm-head-athletic-trainer-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Yumi Kuscher at Harvard Football" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" /><br /><br />Yumi Kuscher, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, Harvard's Associate Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer for Football, has been named the NCAA Division I National Athletic Trainers Association – Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (NATA-ICSM) Head Athletic Trainer of the Year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg"><media:title>Yumi Kuscher at Harvard Football</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29974</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Volleyball's Woolbert named EIVA Defensive Player of the Week</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/2/men.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/2/men.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Owen Woolbert" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" /><br /><br />Middle Blocker Owen Woolbert was awarded his second career EIVA Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday, March 2nd.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG"><media:title>Owen Woolbert</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 13:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29756</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tess Johnson ’27 Places Fifth in Women’s Dual Moguls at 2026 Olympic Games</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/15/general-tess-johnson-27-places-fifth-in-womens-dual-moguls-at-2026-olympic-games.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/15/general-tess-johnson-27-places-fifth-in-womens-dual-moguls-at-2026-olympic-games.aspx</guid><category>General, Skiing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tess Johnson" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" /><br /><br />Tess Johnson '27 – an undergraduate student in the Harvard Extension School – placed fifth in the women's dual moguls event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on February 14.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg"><media:title>Tess Johnson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29618</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Gazette: A Second Shot at Olympic Glory</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-harvard-gazette-a-second-shot-at-olympic-glory.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-harvard-gazette-a-second-shot-at-olympic-glory.aspx</guid><category>General, Skiing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rémi Drolet and Tess Johnson" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" /><br /><br />Five athletes with Harvard ties are among the thousands set to compete on the slopes and ice of Italy this month at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They include a current Extension School student who made her Olympics debut at age 17 and an alumnus who is one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of Harvard's skiing program.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg"><media:title>Rémi Drolet and Tess Johnson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29612</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Athletes Enjoy Successful Start to 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/12/general-harvard-athletes-enjoy-successful-start-to-2026-milano-cortina-winter-olympics.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/12/general-harvard-athletes-enjoy-successful-start-to-2026-milano-cortina-winter-olympics.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Ice Hockey, Skiing, Women's Ice Hockey</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Milano " src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/12/GettyImages-2257787699.png" /><br /><br />Harvard athletes are orchestrating strong results to start the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, striving in competition across several sports and roles.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/12/GettyImages-2257787699.png" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/12/GettyImages-2257787699.png"><media:title>Milano </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/12/GettyImages-2257787699.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:54:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29585</s:story_id></item><item><title>A Season of Excellence: Harvard Athletics Looks Ahead to Spring</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-a-season-of-excellence-harvard-athletics-looks-ahead-to-spring.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-a-season-of-excellence-harvard-athletics-looks-ahead-to-spring.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Heavyweight Rowing, Men's Fencing, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Sailing, Skiing, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Track &amp; Field, Men's Volleyball, Men's Water Polo, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Fencing, Women's Golf, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rugby, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Water Polo, Wrestling, Men's Lightweight Rowing, Women's Lightweight Rowing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Erin McDermott" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/5/Screenshot_2026-02-05_at_2.59.51_PM.png" /><br /><br />Erin McDermott, The John D. Nichols '53 Family Director of Athletics, address Crimson Nation, highlighting our successful fall, an already accomplished winter season, and a look ahead to the spring season that is quickly approaching.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/5/Screenshot_2026-02-05_at_2.59.51_PM.png" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/5/Screenshot_2026-02-05_at_2.59.51_PM.png"><media:title>Erin McDermott</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/5/Screenshot_2026-02-05_at_2.59.51_PM.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:13:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29537</s:story_id></item><item><title>NESN to Air Six Harvard Athletics Events During 2026 Spring Slate</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-nesn-to-air-six-harvard-athletics-events-during-2026-spring-slate.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-nesn-to-air-six-harvard-athletics-events-during-2026-spring-slate.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Volleyball, Softball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Water Polo</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Harvard Athletics Campus" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><br /><br />Harvard athletics is scheduled to have six different events air live on NESN across the 2026 spring season, continuing the long-standing affiliation with the network. The six upcoming contests follow fall and winter seasons in which eight Crimson programs featured on NESN.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG"><media:title>Harvard Athletics Campus</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29525</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>