College Administration
Harvard Net Tuition Cost Lowest in Ivy League, Reveals College Scorecard
Harvard’s net cost of $18,277 made it more affordable than Princeton ($18,813), Yale ($18,934), Columbia ($19,073), University of Pennsylvania ($20,592), Dartmouth ($20,814), Brown ($22,743), and Cornell ($24,249), as well as several of the more expensive Greater Boston schools.
New Dean of Student Life Brings Years of Administrative Experience
When Stephen Lassonde takes the helm of the Office of Student Life in March, he will encounter issues similar to many he faced in his previous posts, including a changing residential environment and a disciplinary system that many have described as misguided.
In 1934, Hitler Refused to Endorse a Harvard Student Group
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
College Administrators Face Criticism for Reaction to Flyers
After the distribution of inflammatory flyers across campus sparked community outrage and a swift administrative response, students and two House Masters criticized College administrators for diverting the conversation away from what they say are the most salient issues surrounding the controversy.
In Wake of Amherst, Panel Examines Sexual Assault
Representatives from the Administrative Board, University Health Services, and other campus groups sought to clarify the University’s current policies in dealing with cases of rape or sexual assault at a panel on Wednesday.
UC Candidates Square Off in JFK Forum
Like hundreds of political dignitaries and leaders before them, the eight candidates vying for 2013 Undergraduate Council President and Vice President sat at the center of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Thursday evening to participate in the first-ever public UC election debate.
Student Role in Ad Board Not Likely in Near Future, Hammonds Says
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds told an audience of students on Thursday that College administrators are nowhere near allowing students to participate in the Administrative Board’s decision-making process.
Harvard Governance
Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds addresses students about how Harvard governance is organized. Following the speeches, other panelists and she answered UC representatives’ questions on a wide variety of subjects regarding Harvard governance.
Registrar Digitalizes Midterm Grade Submission System
The College has overhauled the system used by faculty members to report their students’ midterm progress grades. A new online portal was launched earlier this month to allow professors to submit progress reports for struggling students to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registrar’s office at any point during the term.
Ad Board's Educational Mission Under Scrutiny
This fall, some of the roughly 125 students accused of improperly collaborating in Government 1310: “Introduction to Congress” will likely be forced to take a year off from school, a punishment that some say will dog them long after their undergraduate years but teach them nothing about appropriate academic practices.
PBHA Honors Cortes for Service
The Philip Brooks House Association honored Co-Director of Industrial Areas Foundation Ernesto Cortes, Jr., on Friday for his work as a community organizer through IAF, which provides leadership development for the politically disenfranchised.
Harvard Celebrates National Coming Out Day
A big rainbow flag flapped proudly from a tent outside Memorial Hall Thursday morning, contrasting against the gray metal fences and mounds of upturned dirt that surround the Science Center lawn.
Panel Discusses Depression
African-Americans are less likely to develop major depression than White Americans, but those that do are likely to have more severe symptoms, said Harvard School of Public Health professor David R. Williams in a discussion on American and international health disparities this Thursday.
PBHA Programs Awarded Grants From Public Service Fund
Forty-six public service programs received a total of over $150,000 from the College-run President’s Public Service Fund on Tuesday.
Harvard Seeks To Dismiss Cosby Civil Suit
Facing a lawsuit faulting the University and Lowell House administrators for the death of a 21-year-old man on Harvard’s campus in 2009, Harvard said in a legal filing last week that it cannot be blamed for the death of a non-student drug dealer who was killed during a transaction in Kirkland House.
Harvard To Increase Wintersession Programs
As Harvard College prepares for its second-ever Wintersession, offices from across the University have increased programming in the works, and the Undergraduate Council plans to streamline its funding processes for student groups.
Lunch Break: Thomas A. Dingman '67
“Freshmen: always making a mess,” Thomas A. Dingman '67 says, which is acknowledged by a knowing nod.
'Cheap' Computers of 1984: About $2,000
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Tuition Concerns Raised in Cheating Scandal
The unclear timeline for decisions in this fall’s sweeping plagiarism investigation has raised questions about potential disparities in tuition fees for students asked to withdraw from Harvard mid-semester.