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Current and Former Harvard Alumni Association Leaders Criticize Harvard Forward’s Board of Overseers Campaign
A group of alumni volunteers — including past and present members of the Harvard Alumni Association’s Executive Committee — penned a letter to other alumni criticizing tactics employed by the group Harvard Forward in this year’s Board of Overseers’ election.
Majority of Harvard Personnel to Work Remotely Through End of 2020
The majority of Harvard personnel will continue remote work through at least the end of the calendar year, administrators announced in an email Wednesday morning to affiliates.
Students and Alumni Rally Outside University President's House to Call for the Abolition of Campus Police
Harvard students and alumni demonstrated outside University President Lawrence S. Bacow’s house Tuesday evening to call for the abolition of police on campus and the divestment of the school’s endowment from the prison industry.
More Than 1,000 Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Calling For Title IX Transparency from Administration
Campus anti-sexual assault advocacy group Our Harvard Can Do Better submitted a letter to University administrators Tuesday demanding Harvard increase their transparency about impending changes in its Title IX policy.
University Task Force Finds Increase in Harvard Undergraduates Reporting Depression, Anxiety
The percent of Harvard undergraduates who reported they have or believe they have depression and anxiety increased almost ten points between 2014 and 2018, according to findings from the Task Force on Managing Student Mental Health released Thursday.
Coalition for a Diverse Harvard Seeks A Name Change for the Board of Overseers
The Coalition for a Diverse Harvard is calling on the University to change the name of the Board of Overseers, Harvard’s second-highest governing body, because the term “overseer” historically referred to men hired by plantation owners to violently control slaves.
Harvard and ICE Set Hearing on Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Next Week
Citing fast-approaching deadlines from ICE on the guidelines, Burroughs agreed to an expedited timeline, but questioned whether it would be “humanly possible” for her to read thousands of potential pages of briefs and issue a ruling by Wednesday.
ICE Lawsuit Court Filings Offer Insights to Harvard’s Decision to Continue Remote Learning
Documents from a lawsuit Harvard and MIT filed against immigration authorities on Wednesday reveal new details about the reasons behind the decision to continue instruction in an online-only format and allow just 40 percent of undergraduates back on campus in the fall.
Harvard, MIT Sue Immigration Authorities Over Rule Barring International Students from Online-Only Universities
Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit in District Court in Boston Wednesday morning against the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to University President Lawrence S. Bacow.
Harvard Releases Gift Policy Guide, Outlines Considerations for Philanthropic Gifts
The first-of-its-kind gift policy guide's listed central priorities include “upholding academic freedom," “adhering to institutional values,” and "avoiding conflicts of interest."
Incoming HAA President West to Take Office July 1
Incoming Harvard Alumni Association President John J. West Jr. will begin his term as president on July 1.
Harvard Admins 'Disappointed' with Temporary Worker Visa Suspension
Harvard administrators are “disappointed” with the Executive Order signed Monday by President Donald J. Trump, per University Spokesperson Jonathan L. Swain.
Charleston to Serve as Harvard’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Sherri A. Charleston will serve as Harvard’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer beginning August 1, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced Monday.
Harvard Will Close to Observe Juneteenth Holiday, Bacow Writes
University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced Tuesday that Harvard will close to observe Juneteenth. All faculty and staff will receive a full day of paid time off.
Grad Union Reaches Contract With Harvard
The bargaining committee for Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers reached a tentative one-year contract with the University Monday, which they will now unanimously recommend to union members for ratification.
Bacow Urges Against Immigration Restrictions in Letter to Secretaries of State, Homeland Security
University President Lawrence S. Bacow urged the federal government to enact “forward-thinking immigration policies” in a June 2 letter to Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf.
University Launches Independent HUPD Review Following Criticism Over Presence at Boston Protest
The University announced a new review of its police department to evaluate how it collaborates with local law enforcement, University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced in an email to affiliates Wednesday.
Citing the Fall Term's 'Uncertainty,' Harvard Will Not Pursue Layoffs or Furloughs For Now
Harvard will not pursue layoffs or furloughs “at this time" because of “uncertainty” regarding the fall semester, Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp wrote in an email Tuesday to Harvard affiliates.
Embattled Harvard Police Department Chief Will Retire by Year’s End
Harvard police department chief Francis D. “Bud” Riley will step down from his post by the end of the calendar year, he announced in an emailed statement to the department Monday.
University President Bacow, Other Harvard Administrators Respond to George Floyd’s Murder and Growing Protests
In the wake of the murder of a black man, George Floyd, by Minneapolis police on May 25, University President Lawrence S. Bacow sent an email to Harvard affiliates Saturday evening listing his “beliefs” in America, the legal system, and knowledge.
University Provost Alan M. Garber '76
During Garber’s tenure as University Provost, he has aimed to focus on integrating the University’s twelve schools and the University’s future development in Allston.
Alan M. Garber Headshot
In 2011, Alan M. Garber ‘76 was selected to succeed Steven E. Hyman as University Provost, leaving his position as a Stanford professor of medicine and economics to work in Cambridge.
Alan M. Garber '76
During the past year, University Provost Alan M. Garber ‘76 has been heavily involved with major campus Issues, including the HGSU-UAW strike and the school’s response to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Harvard’s Fall Semester Planning ‘Likely to Vary by School,’ Bacow Says
University President Lawrence S. Bacow said in an interview with The Crimson Friday that Harvard administrators are considering “all possible scenarios” as they plan for the fall semester but that plans are “likely to vary by school.”
Responding to University Carbon-Neutral Pledge, Activist Groups Reiterate Divestment Demands
After Harvard pledged to transition its endowment to carbon-neutral by 2050, fossil fuel divestment activists wrote a letter to University administrators Wednesday urging them to take “drastic climate action.”