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Harvard President Bacow Joins Hundreds of Universities in Letters Supporting Immigration Rights
Harvard’s decision to sign these letters comes as Bacow has been particularly vocal in his opposition to Trump Administration immigration policies.
Rosovsky Hall
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein facilitated donations to build Rosovsky Hall, the Mount Auburn Street building that houses Harvard Hillel.
Massachusetts Hall
University President Lawrence S. Bacow's office is located within Massachusetts Hall. Bacow announced Thursday that he ordered a review of donations to the University from convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Grad Student Union Reaches New Agreements with Harvard, Warns ‘Greater Action’
This week’s agreements — including consensus on intellectual property, health and safety, and the formation of a union-management committee — brought the total number of agreed provisions to seven since bargaining began last October.
Bacow Pens Letter to Pompeo, McAleenan With Concerns About Trump Immigration Policies
University President Lawrence S. Bacow wrote a letter to United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan last week to share his “deep concern” about uncertainty over immigration policies under President Donald Trump’s administration.
Bacow Confers 1,554 College Degrees at 368th Commencement
Bacow awarded 6,665 degrees to students across the University — including College seniors, students from Harvard’s graduate schools, and students from the Extension School — in Tercentenary Theatre Thursday.
Corporation Supports Decisions to Not Renew Sullivan, Sanction Dominguez
Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow William F. Lee ’72 said the Corporation was briefed on and supports Harvard administrators’ recent decisions to relieve Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. of his Winthrop House faculty deanship and to sanction former professor Jorge I. Dominguez.
From Truffles to Title IX
Donald H. Pfister juggles many roles — Organismic and Evolutionary Biology professor, botany manuscript curator, and chair of the Title IX policy review committee.
A New Day for Divestment
Student activism at Harvard has evolved over the years, and while divestment is nothing new, it’s now become students’ favorite tactic.
Title IX Turmoil in the DeVos Era
Harvard’s gender and sex-based harassment policies hang in the balance.
TPS Rally 1
Protestors at the TPS Rally presented a petition, signed by over 200 individuals, asking President Bacow to defend the rights of those under Temporary Protected Status.
Harvard Protestors Deliver TPS Petition to Bacow
Harvard Students 4 TPS called on University President Lawrence S. Bacow to meet the demands of Comité TPS, a local advocacy group. Demonstrators delivered a petition with nearly 600 signatures to President Bacow’s office, although he was not there to receive it in person.
Harvard Graduate Student Council Appoints First Liaison to Graduate Student Union
The Council also voted to issue a statement of support for fossil fuel divestment, marking the first time it has publicly taken a position on the issue in recent years.
TPS Rally 2
Harvard students supported protestors at the TPS Rally outside of Massachusetts Hall with signs demanding Harvard to take action.
May 1 Union March 3
Several individuals participated in a sit-in at University Hall in support of the Union March happing right outside the building.
May 1 Union March 2
A protester speaks to the crowd as she leads the crowd on their march in Harvard Yard. Protestors sang organized chants during the march.
May 1 Union March 1
Niharika N. Singh chats to another participant as they march in the Union March in front of the John Harvard statue. Singh is on the bargaining committee for the graduate students.
Harvard to Pilot Anonymous Title IX Reporting System
Advocates of anonymous reporting — including the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which spearheaded a sexual misconduct climate collaborative in which Harvard is involved — say that anonymity helps to support victims.
Dean Khurana on Winthrop
Rakesh Khurana remained largely silent on the Winthrop House climate review and a lawsuit brought by Winthrop tutors Carl L. Miller and Valencia Miller against Eliot House Faculty Dean Gail A. O'Keefe during an interview Tuesday.
Bacow Says Harvard Prison-Related Investments Amount to $18,000
HPDC members and Divinity School students Megan B. Lee and Joseph M. Pinto met with Bacow during his official office hours last week. In addition to divulging Harvard’s $18,000 investments, Bacow also said the University does not have direct holdings in businesses that operate private prisons, per the release.
Bacow in China
University President Lawrence S. Bacow visited China last week. Bacow touted the value of academic freedom and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Deputy General Counsel Diane Lopez Named Next Harvard VP and General Counsel
Lopez will take over June 1 as current Senior Vice President and General Counsel Robert W. Iuliano ’83 departs for Gettysburg College to serve as the school’s next president. Lopez first came to Harvard in 1994 as a University attorney in the Office of General Counsel.
Divestment Rally
A group of Harvard affiliates rallied Friday to call on University President Lawrence S. Bacow to divest from the prison industry.