Central Administration
At Meeting, Law School Grapples With Race Relations
Facing a group of expectant students in a campus lecture hall on Monday, Harvard Law School Dean Martha L. Minow did her best to mollify students who have called on her to improve campus race relations.
Harvard Law School Will Reconsider Its Controversial Seal
Law School Dean Martha L. Minow has appointed a committee to reconsider the school’s controversial seal—the crest of the former slaveholding Royall family that endowed Harvard’s first law professorship in the 19th century.
City Councillor Leads Effort Advocating $15 Minimum Wage
Cambridge City Councillor Nadeem A. Mazen is spearheading an effort to raise Cambridge’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, though it remains unclear whether such a policy shift would affect Harvard.
Kennedy School Nears $500 Million Campaign Goal
With $460 million raised, the school has brought in 92 percent toward its $500 million fundraising target.
Police Investigate Law School Vandalism as Hate Crime
Law School students and professors arrived in Wasserstein Hall last Thursday to find pieces of black tape placed over the portraits of black professors at the school.
Design School Campaign Raises $7 Million in 13 Months
Harvard’s Graduate School of Design raised just about $7 million in its segment of the University’s ongoing capital campaign in the 13 months following the launch of its public phase in September of last year.
At Rally, Students Call for Sexual Assault Policy Change
Bearing signs with the slogans reading, “we all deserve to be safe” and “our voices are strong and we will be heard,” undergraduates recounted experiences of sexual violence at Harvard.
Police Investigate Vandalism on Portraits of Black Law Professors
Harvard Law School students and faculty members who walked into Wasserstein Hall on Thursday morning found that pieces of black tape had been placed over the faces of portraits of black professors that hang on walls inside the building.
Latino Students Issue Demands to Administrators
Latino students met with University President Drew G. Faust on Thursday to discuss demands for greater inclusivity for students of color.
Harvard Signs onto ‘Climate Pledge’ Ahead of UN Conference
The pledge asks for an “ambitious agreement” at this winter's United Nations conference on climate change in Paris.
Students Plan Rally Outside Mass Hall on Sexual Assault
Undergraduates are planning to rally outside Massachusetts Hall on Thursday and demand additional Title IX training, call for more funding toward sexual assault counseling resources, and share personal stories about sexual violence on campus.
Climate Change Panelists Address Upcoming U.N. Conference
As University President Drew G. Faust and panelists spoke, members of activist group Divest Harvard, protested outside the Kennedy School, chanting for immediate “climate justice.”
Bomb Threat
A bomb threat that police officers later determined was unfounded sparked an evacuation of four buildings in and around Harvard Yard on Monday.
Law School Professors Challenge Critical Documentary
A group of Harvard Law School professors have started a publicity campaign to challenge the depiction of the school’s sexual assault grievance process in “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary film about campus sexual assault.
Medical School Dean Flier Will Step Down Next Summer
After nine years at the helm of Harvard Medical School, Dean Jeffrey S. Flier will step down from his position at the end of next July.
“Why Disciplines Persist”
University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 speaks about the relevance of disciplines in academia during his 2015 provostial lecture, “Why Disciplines Persist” on Nov. 10.
“Why Disciplines Persist”
University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 speaks about the relevance of disciplines in academia during his 2015 provostial lecture, “Why Disciplines Persist” on Nov. 10.
Business School Capital Campaign Passes $861 Million
The most recently released data indicates that the Business School is currently at 86 percent of its target fundraising efforts
On Southeast Trip, Faust Talks Harvard’s Role
In addition to at least two policy-oriented speeches, University President Drew Faust addressed a gathering of more than 350 Harvard alumni and affiliates in Atlanta on the topic of “Education as a Civil Right.”
Libraries Digitize Thousands of Colonial Documents
Thousands of essays, journals, and other archival documents from the 17th and 18th centuries are now available online, after a group of University libraries launched the Colonial North American Project website last week.
Council Votes To ‘Support’ Students Involved in Union Effort
After a divided discussion on Wednesday, the Graduate Student Council ultimately voted to stand in support of members of a graduate student unionization movement.
With Gift, Law School Starts Program in Jewish and Israeli Law
Mitchell Julis pointed to his family’s Jewish heritage and the value of his time at the Law School as his rationale for donating. He named the program after his mother and father and their families.
Faculty Hear Emerging Details on Renewed Gen Ed Program
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences together heard emerging details of what a renewed program in General Education could look like in the aftermath of the release of a report that deemed the College’s foundational curriculum “failing on a variety of fronts.”