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Outside Overseers Ticket Comes Up Empty-Handed
None of the five Harvard alumni who ran on an outside ticket—dubbed “Free Harvard, Fair Harvard”— for Harvard’s Board of Overseers were elected to the body, the University announced Monday.
Former University President Neil L. Rudenstine
Neil L. Rudenstine served as University President from 1991 to 2001.
Former University President Neil L. Rudenstine
Neil L. Rudenstine became President of Harvard University in 1991.
Students Boycott Classes at Harvard Law School
Law students protest outside of President Bok's office in April 1991. Over 300 Harvard Law School students participated in a class boycott, asking for increased faculty diversity.
Black Law Student Association Protestor
The Black Law Students Association, showing support for Professor Derrick Bell, rallied outside of President Bok's office in April 1991.
Law Students Sit-In Dean Clark's Office
Harvard Law School students staging a sit-in in Griswold Hall hold a strategy meeting to decide what they will do if the police enter the building.
Columbia Grad Students Receive Additional Benefits
Following a nationwide push from for more graduate students benefits, Columbia University administrators announced Tuesday new policies of paid parental leave, childcare subsidies, and reduced fees for Ph.D. students.
A Recurring Fight
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority member Elly Duker '19 marched with her mother, Julie Starr-Duker '82, at the #HearHerHarvard protest against newly-announced sanctions against unrecognized single-gender social organizations. More than 200 women rallied in front of Massachusetts Hall in response to the policy, which will bar members of such organizations from holding leadership positions in official clubs and receiving top fellowships.
Making a Statement
Undergraduate women involved in sororities and female final clubs alike took to Harvard Yard to protest Harvard's sanctions a few days after Faust debuted the policy.
Marks Of Protest
Protesters rally against Harvard's recent decision to sanction unrecognized single-gender organizations with signs Monday afternoon.
Displaying Dissent
Supporters of single-gender organizations hang a Hear Her Harvard sign on Massachusetts Hall.
A Gathering Crowd
Days after the sanctions' debut in 2016, scores of sorority and female final club members protested outside the president's office. Two years and three months later, every one of Harvard's all-female groups has agreed to go co-ed.
Sorority, Club Women Denounce New Policy on Facebook
Dozens of undergraduate women involved in sororities and female final clubs are taking to social media to defend their organizations and criticize a new Harvard policy that will penalize involvement in all unrecognized single-gender social groups.
A Tumultuous Year for Final Clubs
With its announcement Friday of sanctions for unrecognized single-gender social organizations, Harvard has capped off a year of tense relations with these groups. Here are the past year's most significant stories about Harvard's relationship with final clubs and other unrecognized groups.
Reframing And Research
Abby D. Duker ‘18 lectures on the history of Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell on Thursday afternoon at the Phillips Brooks House as a part of a teach-in. Titled “Reframing Harvard’s History,” the event received support from the Undergraduate Council and the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
GSC Plans to Keep Council Open to Unionization Debate
Having concluded a year of lengthy discussion about graduate student unionization, leaders of the Graduate Student Council say they hope to keep dialogue open among graduate students as they look to the next academic year.
With End of Year Approaching, Faust Sharpens Final Club Critiques
With the future of Harvard’s final clubs uncertain, University President Drew G. Faust again criticized the organizations on Wednesday, calling the “fundamental issue” one of “exclusion and discrimination.”
Faust Defends Tax-Exempt Endowment In D.C.
University President Drew G. Faust traveled to Washington D.C. this week to advocate for maintaining the tax-exempt status of Harvard’s $37.6 billion endowment and increasing federal research funding.
If You Build It
At Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony, Harvard Business School members gather to celebrate the construction of Klarman Hall. The new structure is funded by a gift from Seth and Beth Klarman as part of the ongoing University-wide $6.5 billion capital campaign.
Harvard to Officially Recognize Air Force ROTC
Harvard will formally recognize the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program Friday, renewing relations decades after the University expelled the program during Vietnam War-era protest.
New Title IX FAQs Expand On Previous Guidance
Half a year after some undergraduates criticized a University-issued frequently asked questions document about sexual assault as legalistic and inaccessible, Harvard’s Title IX Office has added a new series of answers to questions about campus sexual harassment policy and procedures.