College Life
Record Number of African Americans, Latinos Matriculate as Yield Increases
Roughly 82 percent of the 2,023 students admitted to the Class of 2018 have decided to matriculate—a figure that represents the College’s highest yield in 45 years.
Facebook Executive Sheryl Sandberg ’91 To Headline College Class Day
Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and the author of the controversial book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead."
Committee Formed To Bring FAS Sexual Assault Policy into Line with Revised Univ. Standard
Smith wrote that University President Drew G. Faust has instructed Harvard’s schools to update their respective response and disciplinary procedures regarding cases of sexual assault.
Faculty Approves College’s First Honor Code, Likely Effective Fall 2015
The code lays out formal expectations for academic integrity and creates a new student-faculty/administrator judicial board to hear cases regarding the violation of those expectations.
Coming Back
Students who have gone home for mental health reasons say they came back to Harvard with a new approach to addressing the difficulties of campus life.
Federal Recommendations May Be in Tension with Harvard’s Handling of Sexual Assault
The newly released recommendations could conflict with Harvard's current evidence standards, choice of Title IX coordinators, and the extent of student involvement in the reevaluation of University policies.
Getting Better
Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons forces students to deal with new health care providers, a job, and loneliness, but those who have gone through it often said they were better for doing so.
During Visitas, Student Groups Stage Demonstrations on Race, Sexual Assault
In efforts to raise awareness about campus issues, representatives from The Diversity Report and Our Harvard Can Do Better staged demonstrations for admitted students.
Sign Language Referendum Passes Easily Amid Low Voter Turnout
The Council must vote on legislation to take an official stance on the subject since voter participation was well below 50 percent of the total number of undergraduates.
HRO Rehearsal
Members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra gather in Sanders in April for rehearsal in preparation for "Verdi's Requiem."
8 Prescott Will Serve as House Master Swing Housing
The Victorian house will be converted into temporary lodgings for the house masters whose residences are scheduled to undergo renovation during the House Renewal process.
1285 Prefrosh To Descend Upon Cambridge This Weekend
Some students said that because of the late timing of Visitas, they will have already decided where they will attend college before the visit weekend.
Harvard 'Pride' Expands From Week to Month
The Office of BGLTQ Student Life, in partnership with other campus organizations, has expanded Harvard’s Pride Week into Pride Month in order to increase its thematic scope and impact on students.
Finishing What they Started, Harvard Runners Lace Up for Marathon Monday
Of the 36,000 runners racing this year’s Boston Marathon on Monday, more than two dozen will come from Harvard, either as qualifying runners or through the Harvard College Marathon Challenge.
Low Voter Turnout in Coop Elections is Concerning but Familiar
With a week left until the end of elections for the Harvard Coop’s board of directors on April 24, candidates and Coop management remain uncertain whether enough members will ultimately vote in the elections.
With Pressures from Administration, InstaNomz Closes Doors
After a conflict with the Office of Student Life, the student founders of the food delivery start-up will seek to expand their business to other schools.
UC To Ask College To Pay for Summer Storage in Renovated Houses
The Undergraduate Council called on College administrators to cover summer storage costs for students during their weekly meeting.
Students Praise Monáe’s Yardfest Performance
Monáe’s headlining performance addressed diversity at Harvard and elicited praise, particularly in the wake of last year’s controversial artist selection.
Yardfest 2014
Janelle Monae performs “Dance Apocalyptic” from her 2013 Electric Lady album at Yardfest, the College's annual spring concert held in Tercentenary Theater on Sunday evening.
Law School Remains Under Investigation for 2010 Title IX Complaint
Members of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights are still investigating a complaint against the Law School filed in 2010, which alleges that the school wrongly handled cases of sexual assault.
Holden Chapel
Completed in 1744, Holden Chapel is the third oldest building at Harvard and one of the oldest college building in the nation. Holden Chapel is located in Holden Quadrangle in Harvard Yard.
Amid Debate, Faust Announces Creation of Sexual Assault Task Force
The task force will be chaired by former University Provost Steven E. Hyman, who, during his tenure as provost, helped oversee the creation of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.
Undergraduates Challenge College’s Sexual Assault Policy Under Title IX
Two people, including at least one member of the student activist campaign Our Harvard Can Do Better, have filed a complaint against Harvard with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging that the College’s sexual assault policies violate Title IX.
Op-Ed Draws Attention to 20-Year-Old FAS Policy
Criticism is nothing new for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences policy on sexual assault and misconduct, which governs the handling of incidents of assault within the College.
In Response to Anonymous Op-Ed, UC Forms Sexual Assault Policy Task Force
The UC has formed a task force to involve students in the discussion on Harvard’s sexual assault policies in response to a first-person, anonymous op-ed published in The Crimson.