Emily Piper-Vallillo is an education reporter for WBUR.
Formerly, she was a middle school teacher and a research assistant at Project Zero, an education research collaborative. She has freelanced stories for Cambridge Day, Dorchester Reporter, and Schoolyard News. She is interested in everything about people and their schools.
Emily received her bachelor’s degree in the College of Letters from Wesleyan University. She had a master’s in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Originally from New Jersey, she enjoys growing vegetables on her porch and spending time with her partner and her cats.
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Harvard turns over employee work authorization forms to Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security alerted Harvard in early June that it would inspect employee authorization records. Harvard told staff on Tuesday it will comply.
Harvard and Trump administration meet in court over federal funding cuts
Harvard seeks to restore roughly $2.5 billion that the Trump administration canceled with little warning this spring.
Harvard Kennedy School to offer full-ride scholarship for public servants, veterans
Students will receive $100,000 to cover tuition, fees and a stipend, according to a Kennedy school spokesman. The scholarship will be open to veterans, teachers, government workers, Peace Corps volunteers...
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Trump administration takes aim at Harvard’s accreditation status
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Harvard Kennedy School, Chan School resort to layoffs, citing financial headwinds
The Harvard Kennedy School announced layoffs Wednesday, adding to the list of the schools at Harvard that are taking steps to cut costs amid slashed federal funding.
Harvard Kennedy School offers international students backup online and distance learning options
International students at the Kennedy School will be able to complete their degrees, even if the Trump administrations prevents them from returning to campus.
MIT among universities suing DOD over cuts to funding for indirect research costs
A dozen universities are challenging the federal government's latest attempt to cut research funding for overhead expenses.
Trump and Harvard: A timeline of events
Harvard and the Trump administration have been locked in an escalating standoff. The stakes include billions of federal dollars and the fate of the school's international students.
Slew of universities, attorneys general urge court to side with Harvard in federal funding suit
Roughly a dozen amicus briefs posted to the court docket on Monday reveal the alarm felt by state leaders, medical staff and university administrators around the country and describe how...