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Law Review Elects First Ever Majority Female Class
The Harvard Law Review selected more female editors than male editors to join the prestigious journal’s ranks this summer.
Justice Department Actively Investigating Harvard Admissions
The Department of Justice’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request has suggested an active investigation into alleged discrimination in Harvard’s race-conscious admissions policies.
Faculty Could Have Final Say on Social Group Policy
Smith's comments come as University President Drew G. Faust prepares to choose one of three options for the future of undergraduate social life.
Honor Council Increases Training Sessions for Teaching Fellows
The added trainings come on the heels of a broader outreach effort intended to grow the Council’s influence on campus.
Student Groups Lobby Professors to Vote Against Social Group Policy
Several student groups—including the Harvard Republican Club—are lobbying professors to support a Faculty motion designed to kill the College’s proposed regulations of undergraduate social life.
Faculty Question Administrators over Rejection of Michelle Jones
Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Emma Dench said there was nothing “unusual” about Harvard’s decision to not admit Michelle Jones.
Honor Council Increases Student Outreach, Meets With Athletic Teams
The College’s Honor Council is increasing its outreach to students this semester as part of a broader push to grow the body’s influence on campus.
Faculty Committee Offers Alternatives to Social Group Ban in Final Report
The committee suggested that the University instead consider a full social group ban as one of several possible options for reshaping social life at the College.
Hundreds Protest Education Secretary DeVos at IOP
DeVos visited campus to talk with students and invited guests in a forum titled “A conversation on empowering parents” hosted by the Institute of Politics.
Faust Weighs Options on Social Group Ban
Faust said she has had conversations with administrators at Yale and Princeton, two schools that have sought to create closer ties with social groups rather than penalize them.
Faust Opposes Military Transgender Ban in Letter to Mattis
University President Drew G. Faust wrote a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis last week urging him to allow transgender individuals to serve in the military.
On Social Group Ban, Khurana Keeps Quiet
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana all but refused to discuss a proposal to forbid membership in Harvard social groups in an interview Monday afternoon.
Diversity Task Force Releases Draft Report
A University-wide task force recommended schools and administrators devise plans to ensure historically marginalized groups experience “full membership in the Harvard community.”
Harvard Will Accept Fewer Students in Class of 2022
After an unusually large freshman class this year, Harvard College will accept fewer students into the Class of 2022 in hopes of admitting more students off the waitlist.
Harvard Returns 8.1 Percent in ‘Disappointing’ Fiscal Year 2017
Harvard returned 8.1 percent on its investments in fiscal year 2017, a “disappointing” performance the firm’s CEO called “a symptom of deep structural problems at HMC.”
Students Named to Presidential Search Advisory Committee
Third-year Law student Jyoti Jasrasaria ’12 will chair the 18-member committee, which includes at least one representative from each of Harvard’s 12 degree-granting schools.
Alumni Call on IOP to Drop Lewandowski and Spicer
More than 600 Harvard alumni have signed an open letter calling on the IOP to retract its fellowships for Corey Lewandowski and Sean Spicer.
After Backlash, Kennedy School Withdraws Manning's Fellowship
The Dean of the Kennedy School of Government withdrew Chelsea Manning’s invitation to serve as a visiting fellow this semester, calling her appointment “a mistake.”
CIA Director Cancels IOP Appearance After Manning Appointment
“Ms. Manning stands against everything the brave men and women I serve alongside stand for,” Pompeo wrote in a statement.
Faculty Will Discuss Lewis Motion at October Meeting, Vote in November
The controversial faculty motion that may decide the future of Harvard undergraduate social life will go before the full Faculty at their monthly meeting on October 3, but will not be voted on until November, according to Faculty Council member David L. Howell.
2014 Title IX Complaint Against Harvard Cited Final Clubs
A complaint that spurred a federal investigation into the College’s compliance with Title IX cited all-male final clubs as “major site[s] of sexual violence."
In Presidential Search, Corporation Likely to Regularly Consult Faculty
If history is any indication, faculty on the committee advising the search for Harvard’s next president will be involved until the very end of the search, while students will play a far more limited role.
Ec10, CS50 Once Again Top Course Enrollment
Keeping in line with last fall’s enrollment numbers, Economics 10 edged out Computer Science 50 as the College's most sought-after class.
Presidential Search Remains in ‘Information-Gathering Mode’
The search for Harvard’s next president remains in “information-gathering mode” and has not yet discussed individual candidates, according to members of the committee leading the search.
Charles Murray Event Draws Protest
Murray, whose work alleging race can be linked to IQ disparities has been denounced as “racist pseudoscience” by the Southern Poverty Law Center, spoke to a crowd of nearly 300.