College News
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.
Students Organize International 'Mobs' To Raise Awareness of Malaria
Large crowds milled about the tables, benches, and food trucks, poised to take part in a synchronized flash mob to raise awareness of the need to eradicate malaria.
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.
At Conference, Speakers Discuss Future of Greece
Academics, students, and professors from a range of fields came together to discuss the current state and future of Greece’s government and economic sectors on Saturday.
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.
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.
In Light of Honor Code Proposal, Working Group Discusses Integrity Conversations
The ad hoc group is working to identify possible points during the undergraduate experience to start conversations about academic integrity.
‘Harvard Not Fair’ Seeks Rejected Applicants for Race-Based Affirmative Action Suit
Legal defense fund Project on Fair Representation launched a site earlier this month to seek students who claimed they were not admitted to Harvard because of their race, for a possible lawsuit against the University.
Jon Imber Remembered as Attentive Teacher, Energetic Artist
Jon Imber, an artist who taught a figure drawing course at Harvard for over 25 years, died last Thursday due to complications from ALS. He was 63.
Registrar’s Office Launches Online Transcript Delivery Service
Students and alumni will now be able to order and send their official transcripts electronically through a new online delivery service launched Monday.
Ellison To Depart Harvard for Chicago This Summer
Ellison, the administrator who helped oversee the adjudication of last year’s Government 1310 cheating scandal, will leave Harvard this summer to become the dean of students in the college at the University of Chicago.
Graduate Students Form Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Members of a recently formed coalition to address sexual assault at Harvard gathered Tuesday evening to craft their group’s name, mission statement, and plan of action.
Crimson Business Manager Steps Down
Joseph R. Botros ’15 resigned his position as business manager of The Harvard Crimson Sunday night, four months after taking helm of the organization’s business.
Junior Takes Home Truman Scholarship
Tianhao He ’15 was awarded a Truman Scholarship last week in recognition of his commitment to public service.
UC Announces Paid Partnership with HBX, Launches New Site
Members of the Undergraduate Council approved a paid partnership with the Harvard Business School’s new online platform HBX and announced the launch of the Council’s new website at their general meeting Sunday.
