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Divest Harvard Continues Protests on Thursday
Demonstrators says they will continue the protest until Friday. SHOW MORE
God of the Playing Field
For many of Harvard's athletes of faith, religion is a strong component of their identity both on and off the field. However, balancing that identity with the demands of a varsity sport is anything but easy.
Working Hard
Students soak in rays outside of Holworthy dorm in Harvard Yard on Thursday afternoon.
Marching to Remember
Students march for Yom Hashoah, an annual remembrance of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The march, which happened Thursday afternoon, was organized by Aaron Y. Grand ’18, the Jewish Life Chair of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Harvard College and was advertised primarily to students affiliated with the fraternity or Harvard Hillel.
As Divest Blockade Continues, Protesters Await Response
Activist group Divest Harvard continues to demand that Harvard divest its endowment from fossil fuels even as some top University officials largely ignore their protest.
Blockade Remains After Faust Offers To Meet With Protesters
University President Drew G. Faust offered to meet with demonstrators on the condition that they stop blocking her office building’s entrances, but they refused.
Doors Blockaded, Mass. Hall Freshmen Adjust Their Routines
As Divest Harvard blocks administrators from accessing offices inside of Mass. Hall, the 14 freshmen who live in the campus’s oldest standing building have tried out a new routine.
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 has speculated that the Admissions Office’s use of a new low-income student outreach program called Harvard College Connection may have contributed to a larger pool of applicants than in previous years.
Harvard Acceptance Rate Will Continue To Drop, Experts Say
According to admissions experts, the historic decline in admissions rates has been driven by students applying to larger numbers of colleges and increased university recruiting efforts.
Police Fence
Harvard University Police reinforce a metal fence outside of Emerson Hall to ensure that University President Drew G. Faust could enter while Divest Harvard protesters attempted to confront her on Wednesday afternoon. The protesters have blockaded Massachusetts Hall since Sunday demanding the University divest from fossil fuels.
A Quick Entrance
University President Drew G. Faust enters Emerson Hall, where members of the student activist group Divest Harvard attempted to confront her before she introduced a lecture on Wednesday afternoon. Security personnel had placed guard rails between Loeb House and the lecture hall.
HAA Blockade
Alumni supporters of environmental activist group Divest Harvard occupied the Harvard Alumni Association on Mt. Auburn Street for just under two days.
Divest 'Heat Week' Tuesday Recap
A recap of the events of Divest 'Heat Week' on Tuesday, April 14.
Senior Class Committee Names 2015 Class Day Speakers
Samuel B. Clark ’15 and Taylor K. Phillips ’15 will deliver Ivy orations at the celebration, and Ethan G. Loewi ’15 and Reina A.E. Gattuso ’15 will deliver the Harvard orations.
Student Group Created in Response to Pfoho Poster Incident
A group of students responded to the controversial posters parodying Renegade magazine by forming a "collective" to discuss free speech.
Music and Mural
Musician Ashford L. King '15 performs for crowds on the Science Center Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. The performance was a part of the Mural Speaks project, aimed at translating a poem into 140 languages.
Microbial Sciences Initiative Aims To Attract Undergraduates
Microbial Sciences Initiative, an interdepartmental and interschool initiative founded in 2003, hopes to engage more students from Harvard College as well as microbial scientists from the Boston area.
'Heat Week' Protests Affect Classes Across Campus
Divest Harvard members say their occupation of Massachusetts Hall has added to their academic experience, and some professors have incorporated discussion of the protest into their curricula.
Econ Tutoring
Stephen A. Turban '17, an economics concentrator, seeks help during the new student-led Economics Question Center, which runs Sunday-Thursday. Turban said that "office hours are the biggest thing people miss out on in college."
Harvard Admissions Office Considers How To Weigh MOOCs
Admissions officers are still considering how to weigh edX courses against conventional AP or IB classes when evaluating applicants.
New Ec Question Center Looks To Attract Students
The new Economics Question Center, which is designed as a hub for tutoring in foundational economics courses, has yet to receive much student traffic.
Student Information Systems Office Looks to Hire Students
The new student information system, which will be rolled out in FAS and the Divinity School in the fall, will allow students to file study cards and add/drop forms electronically.
On 'Heat Week' Day 3, Divest Protesters Target University Hall
The group decided to blockade University Hall after administrators did not respond directly to their blockade of Massachusetts Hall on Monday, according to Divest Harvard co-coordinator Talia K. Rothstein ’17.
Divest 'Heat Week' Monday Recap
A recap of the events of Divest 'Heat Week' on Monday, April 13th.