College Administration
New BGLTQ and Diversity Offices On Track to Completion by Next Year
By next year, Harvard will likely complete the renovation of Grays Hall basement into a dedicated space for the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity and the BGLTQ Office.
HUDS Negotiations: What’s on the Table
A primer on the topics on the table in this round of negotiations between the University and its dining services workers, and the proposals the parties have traded thus far.
Center for European Studies Offers Secondary Field
This fall, the Center for European Studies unveiled a secondary field in European History, Politics, and Societies.
College Submits Sexual Assault Prevention Plan
Nearly six months after a University task force submitted a number of recommendations to combat sexual assault on campus, the College has submitted a plan to address the proposals, revamped training, and introduced a new policy that will penalize single gender organizations—but many action items are still pending.
‘Troubling’ Climate of Sexual Assault: One Year Later
This is a sketch of the past year, one in which Harvard students, faculty, and administrators grappled head-on with the realities and prevalence of campus sexual assault.
In Porcellian Punch, A Loose Interpretation of ‘Open’
A sophomore hopeful of joining the Porcellian might have expected some big changes to the club’s punch process this year. But invitations did not indicate the process this year was open.
Khurana Announces Single Gender Policy Enforcement Committee
The committee tasked with implementing the College’s new policy penalizing unrecognized single-gender social groups will craft regulations that could pave the way for a formal relationship between Harvard and private student organizations that do have gender-neutral membership.
Students Criticize New Ec 10 Textbooks; Mankiw Defends
Students in the College’s introductory economics class are criticizing the new textbook. But the course’s professor and the textbook’s author said the new system is worth the pricetag.
Women’s Groups Plan [BLANK] Party to Fill Gap in Social Scene
With the goal of providing an evening free from the pressures of social labels, various women’s groups at the College are organizing the second [BLANK] party for undergraduates, aiming this year at a larger turnout and a later end time.
Forty-Two Win Seats on Undergraduate Council
Forty-two students won election for a seat on the Undergraduate Council during this academic year, after results were announced Friday afternoon by UC Election Commission Chair Matthew C. Estes ’18.
Faculty Council Discusses Final Club, Greek Org. Sanctions
Members of the Faculty Council discussed single-gender social organizations at their first two meetings of the semester in preparation for a likely Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote on whether to support a new College policy penalizing the groups.
A.D. Begins First ‘Open Punch’ with Schmoozing and Soft Drinks
Scores of blazer-clad undergraduate men trickled into the ballroom of the Sheraton Commander hotel on Tuesday evening for the all-male A.D. Club’s first ever “open punch” event.
In the Face of Sanctions, Fly Retains Legal Counsel
The legal team, with Cambridge attorney Harvey A. Silverglate the most prominent among them, has a long history of advising Harvard undergraduates who face disciplinary action from the College.
Owl Club To Host ‘Open Punch’
This semester, the all-male Owl Club will, for the first time in its history, hold a punch process “open to all sophomore males,” and by invitation for junior and senior males, according to Owl undergraduate president Kevin D. Rex ’17.
Nearly 20 Percent of Freshmen Received Financial Aid 'Startup' Grants
Eligible freshmen will receive $2,000 in “startup” grants over the course of the year from the Financial Aid Office, as part of a three-year pilot program.
With Stumbles, Final Clubs Prep For Unique ‘Punch’ Season
The A.D.’s apparent gaff underscores—albeit humorously—many of the questions surrounding final clubs and gender in one of the last fall recruitment, or “punch,” seasons before a new College policy begins to penalize single-gender clubs.
Committee Set to Consider Motion Against Social Org. Sanctions
The Faculty Council’s newly-elected docket committee is set to consider a motion filed last spring that some professors believe could prevent College sanctions against members of single-gender social organizations from taking effect.
Dean for Diversity to Depart Harvard in October
Emelyn A. dela Peña, the College’s assistant dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion, will leave her position this October, adding to recent administrative shakeup within the Office of Student Life.
Faust Again Calls for Social Groups To Accept Women
University President Drew G. Faust redoubled her criticisms of Harvard’s all-male final clubs as exclusive, discriminatory, and inconsistent with the values of a liberal arts education, making the case for penalizing members of the social groups in a video for The Atlantic.
Seneca To Go Gender Neutral, But Membership Could Stay All-Women
This fall, the all-female Seneca organization will formally adopt a gender neutral policy in response to administrative sanctions against single-gender social groups—but future memberships could remain all-women in practice without running afoul of the College’s penalties.
National BGLTQ Organization Condemns Sanctions on Single-Sex Groups
A national BGLTQ support organization charged Harvard with contriving a shortsighted solution to issues of sexual assault and discrimination as it moves to implement a new policy that will punish members of single-gender, unrecognized social organizations.
Katherine O’Dair Named Dean of Students
Katherine O’Dair, who has served as associate vice president of student affairs at Boston College, will become the College's Dean of Students on Aug. 15.
A.D. Club Rules Out Merger with Female Clubs
During a summer in which several single-gender social groups have adopted a wait-and-see approach in response to imminent University sanctions, the all-male A.D. Club has ruled out merging with a female club should it adopt gender neutral policies.
Some Clubs to Undergo Policy Shifts in the Fall
After a chaotic year capped by a set of controversial sanctions, leadership of Harvard’s unrecognized single-gender social organizations are carefully weighing next steps as they head into the summer.