January 10, 2023
Harvard University and students who sued for refunds after classes were forced online by COVID-19 have reached a settlement more than a year after a federal judge tossed the initial proposed class action.
June 21, 2021
Harvard University students could not have reasonably expected that the school would guarantee in-person learning even during a global pandemic, a federal judge ruled Monday, tossing a proposed class action seeking refunds for classes forced online by COVID-19.
October 22, 2020
A group of students are urging a federal judge not to throw out their suit claiming Harvard University shortchanged them by refusing to reimburse their tuition when it scrapped in-person learning due to COVID-19, insisting the school failed to keep its contractual promises.
October 08, 2020
Harvard University asked a federal judge to toss a suit by students seeking tuition reimbursement since the school switched to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing it had the discretion to switch formats amid an unprecedented crisis.
May 20, 2020
Harvard University on Wednesday became the latest Boston-area college to be hit with a proposed class action claiming the school should refund tuition students paid for in-person classes that were forced online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.