College Finance
A Social Dean
As Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana cracks down on final clubs and tries to bolster House life, he is trying to cast his administration as one focused on academics.
FAS Shifts Strategy for Pitching House Renewal
As Harvard cruises past its $6.5 billion capital campaign goal, Faculty of Arts and Sciences administrators have rethought how they pitch House renewal, one of the campaign's top priorities, to donors and alumni.
80 Percent of Class of 2020 Admits Plan to Matriculate
About 80 percent of the students admitted to the Class of 2020 plan to matriculate in the fall—a yield rate comparable to that for the Class of 2019—after Harvard saw a record high number of applicants and a historic low percent acceptance.
Amid More Funding Errors, UC Considers Reading Period Rule Change
Members of the Undergraduate Council’s Finance Committee will push to change the rule prohibiting the body from funding events during reading period, after the regulation generated controversy and caused multiple financial errors in recent weeks.
Holding Down the House: HoCos at Harvard
Addressing issues ranging from hot breakfast to security guidelines, the House committees have historically been active participants in the residential experience at the College.
Over 200 Rally Outside Mass. Hall to Support HUDS Workers
On a day when workers and students took to the streets across the country to rally for minimum wage reform, over 200 Harvard affiliates gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall to push for higher wages and increased health benefits for Harvard’s dining services employees.
UC Calls on HUIT to Extend HarvardKey Deadline
After a contentious debate, the Undergraduate Council sent a letter Sunday calling on Harvard University Information Technology to extend the deadline for undergraduates to sign up for HarvardKey.
Freshmen Jam Annenberg for Berry Study Break
Hundreds of freshmen crowded Annenberg Hall to enjoy an assortment of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries during Tuesday’s Brain Break, but some were left with just sour grapes.
UC Berry Proposal Bears Fruit with Outside Funding
After a fruitful debate during the Undergraduate Council’s Sunday meeting over the funding of Tuesday’s “Berry Brain Break,” a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health has agreed to have his department sponsor the event.
UC Cuts Funding, Introduces ‘Collaboration Bonus’
Wednesday was a busy night for Undergraduate Council’s Finance Committee. During their meeting, the committee cut grants and created new funding rules for student organizations that collaborate with each other.
Amid Confusion, UC Finance Committee Aims to Improve Communication
This year, the Undergraduate Council has made an effort to increase communication to students regarding funding requests.
Committee Scrutinizes Access to Course Books
Members of the Committee on Undergraduate Education scrutinized students’ access to course books—with some criticizing what they consider to be inconsistent policies among course heads.
Grants From Greenlaw
Finance Committee Chair William A. Greenlaw ’17 adjudicates grants to club sports teams at the committee’s Wednesday meeting. The Finance Committee unanimously voted to cap theater performance grants at $16,500 per semester.
Undergraduate Council Caps Theater Funding
The Undergraduate Council’s Finance Committee recently passed legislation to cap theater performance grants to $16,500 per semester, after funding towards theater groups spiked to over $35,000 last academic year.
UC Votes on Year’s 'Compelling Interests’
The Undergraduate Council voted unanimously to establish mental health, race relations, sexual assault and harassment, and social spaces as compelling interests for the year.
Hutchins Challenge Raises $50 million for House Renewal
A fundraising challenge established by prominent Harvard donor Glenn H. Hutchins ’77 has earned more than $50 million for House renewal at the College.
UC Votes to Reform 'Bridging and Belonging' Fund
The Undergraduate Council voted Sunday to rebrand and repurpose its Bridging and Belonging Fund in the hopes of encouraging its use by allowing students and student groups to apply for funding.
Latino Students Discuss Unity at Town Hall
More than two months after Latino students voiced a series of demands to Harvard’s central administration, student groups hosted a town hall with a focus on bridging gaps between what students say to be somewhat fragmented student groups.
College Renames New Winthrop Hall
The five-story addition to Winthrop House, previously dubbed “Winthrop East,” will be named in honor of longtime Harvard donor Robert M. Beren ’47, who gave an undisclosed sum toward the College’s House renewal project.
New UC Leaders Outline Agenda for Semester
Newly elected Undergraduate Council President Shaiba Rather ’17 and Vice President Daniel V. Banks ’17 said the Council’s goals this semester will include increasing administrative oversight of final clubs and bolstering sexual assault prevention.
College-Distributed Advice on Race Discussions Divides Students
Some students criticize College materials on discussing race and diversity issues as telling them what to think.
House Life Survey Part I: Housing Day and House Renewal
A recent Crimson survey indicates that students are overall satisfied with their on-campus living experiences, but perceive inequities between Harvard’s upperclassman Houses.
FOP’s Struggle With Diversity
Leaders of FOP’s steering committee both past and present are candid about the struggles they face in addressing the dearth of diversity within the program, citing a score of both institutional and social barriers as obstacles of closing that gap.
After Lengthy Debate, UC Votes To Fund Ventfull
In the Undergraduate Council’s last meeting this semester, representatives narrowly voted to continue funding the calendar application Ventfull, with many calling the initiative—which the outgoing leaders have touted as an accomplishment—a failed program.
School Work: The Benefits and Burdens of Campus Jobs
While some students find the expectation that students work during term time a meaningful distraction and opportunity for learning, others describe it as a major burden that puts them at a disadvantage.