Harvard University has hired a Divinity School graduate who previously faced assault charges connected to a high-profile protest on campus in October 2023, according to newly released reports [1].
The graduate, Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, began working in August as a graduate teaching fellow, the Washington Free Beacon reported.
BREAKING:
Harvard has quietly rehired Elom Tettey Tamaklo, the student who was charged for assaulting an Israeli classmate during the 2023 “die-in” protest. He is now working as a full time Graduate Teaching Fellow.
Tettey Tamaklo completed an anger management class and 80… pic.twitter.com/BOqdWw73bp [2]
— Yehuda Teitelbaum (@chalavyishmael) December 1, 2025 [3]
According to the National Review, Tettey-Tamaklo’s responsibilities include advising faculty on curriculum design and consulting on complex academic issues. The position may come with a stipend of up to $11,000.
Tettey-Tamaklo’s hiring follows an incident at a “die-in” protest held after the Hamas terror attack in 2023.
During the protest, he was filmed confronting first-year Harvard Business School student Yoav Segev as Segev attempted to record the demonstration. He was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after the altercation.
A Boston Municipal Court judge later ordered Tettey-Tamaklo to complete anger-management classes, take a Harvard negotiation course, and perform 80 hours of community service.
After completing the required conditions, the court dismissed the case in November 2024.
Harvard allowed him to continue his studies during the legal proceedings and later hired him for the teaching fellowship.
The 2023 confrontation drew attention from the Trump administration, which at the time requested that Harvard investigate the incident and expel Tettey-Tamaklo and others involved.
NEW: Two Harvard grad students, Elom Tettey-Tamaklo and Ibrahim I. Bharmal, have been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery and violating the MA Civil Rights Act for this well-known confrontation with a Jewish student during a protest last fall. pic.twitter.com/K1rQ3lXTKh [4]
— Steve McGuire (@sfmcguire79) May 18, 2024 [5]
Officials warned the university that federal funding required ensuring a campus free of antisemitic harassment.
Harvard declined to issue academic sanctions beyond removing Tettey-Tamaklo from a proctor role, citing “student discomfort.”
He was not the only student charged. Harvard Law School graduate Ibrahim Bharmal also faced assault charges related to the same protest. The university supported him as well, and he later received a $65,000 Harvard Law Review fellowship.
Both Tettey-Tamaklo and Bharmal stated, according to the Harvard Crimson, that they did not physically contact Segev and argued that they were subjected to racially biased policing by the Harvard University Police Department.
The Crimson reported that the police account said protesters pressed their torsos against Segev while attempting to block his camera. Officers identified Tettey-Tamaklo, Bharmal, and another person as the “most prolific and aggressive.”
Segev has since filed a federal lawsuit accusing Harvard of failing to protect him and obstructing his attempts to pursue disciplinary action.
He alleges that the university used “misleading tactics” that prevented him from seeking administrative remedies during the criminal investigation.
Fox News Digital has requested comment from Harvard.