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Lessons From Barry's Corner
Whether Harvard can successfully transform this quiet corner into the “engaging public realm” it envisions may provide a blueprint for the University’s future across the Charles.
As CS50 Expanded, Course Materials Became More Publicly Available
Some CS50 staffers said the course’s recent expansion and online availability of answer keys likely contributed to high levels of academic dishonesty.
More than 60 Fall CS50 Enrollees Faced Academic Dishonesty Charges
More than 60 students enrolled in CS50 last semester appeared before the Honor Council in a wave of academic dishonesty cases that has stretched the Council to its limits.
Faculty to Tackle Marijuana Policy, Vaping
The student handbook currently states that the “possession, use, or distribution” of marijuana is a violation of Harvard policy. Proposed handbook changes would keep this prohibition, but add a clarifying statement about the change in state law.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital to Pay $10 Million for Research Fraud Allegations
Brigham and Women’s Hospital—a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital—will pay $10 million to resolve allegations of research fraud, the United States Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
Business School Dean Challenges Book’s Criticism of School
The Harvard Business School Dean pushed back on the conclusions of a popular new book that criticizes the school’s complicity in a number of societal ills.
Harvard ‘Pausing’ Investments in Some Fossil Fuels
Harvard Management Company’s head of natural resources Colin Butterfield said that Harvard is “pausing” investments in some fossil fuels.
Report Shows Increase in Faculty Diversity Over Past Ten Years
The proportion of Harvard’s tenured faculty who are women or people of color jumped from 30.8 percent to 39.2 percent over the past decade.
Harvard Researchers Discover Second Declaration of Independence Manuscript
Two Harvard researchers have uncovered a second parchment manuscript of the Declaration of Independence—the only additional manuscript of its type ever to be found.
NLRB Calls for Re-Vote in Unionization Election
The National Labor Relations Board will conduct another election to determine whether eligible students at Harvard can form a union if a re-vote does not end in favor of the union.
Delphic Club Members Hired Strippers for 2010 Punch Event
Graduate members of the Delphic Club hired strippers to entertain a handful of undergraduates at an October 2010 punch event held in a graduate’s Boston apartment.
In Harvard’s Athletics Department, A Stark Wage Gap
The coaches of men’s athletic teams at Harvard make significantly more money than coaches of women’s teams, a disparity the Athletics Department is considering as part of a review of how it compensates its coaching staff.
Sanctions May Be ‘Interim Step’ in Broader Effort, Faust Says
"It might turn out to be an interim step if we felt that the policy had not succeeded in addressing the concerns about exclusion and hierarchy," Faust said.
'Party of One': Diversity and Isolation in Harvard's Faculty
These stories provide a window into what it’s like to be an underrepresented minority professor at Harvard, an old and powerful institution that has openly struggled with faculty diversity in the past and present.
Faculty Salaries to Increase by Only 1.5 Percent
Members of Harvard’s faculty and non-unionized staff will see their salaries increase by only 1.5 percent for fiscal year 2018, an atypically low increase outpaced by the current rate of inflation.
Fake ‘Investigation Unit’ Notice Sparks Controversy, Apologies
Mock notices from a purported “Harvard Special Investigations Unit" sparked outrage from several students, who called the false flyers disturbing, and prompted the involved students groups to apologize.
Clover to Open in Science Center
Clover Food Lab will replace Greenhouse Cafe in the Science Center’s partially-renovated Cabot Science Library.
University to Change ‘Fair Harvard’ Lyrics
Harvard will hold a competition to change the final line of “Fair Harvard,” the University’s 181-year-old alma mater, which has read “Till the stock of the Puritans die” since its composition in 1836.
Faculty Vote to End Harvard Time, Extend Course Length in 2018
The seven-minute passing period between courses known as “Harvard Time” will no longer exist beginning in the fall of 2018.
City Council Calls for Trump Impeachment Investigation
Cambridge City Councillors passed a resolution Monday urging the House of Representatives to begin an investigation into President Donald Trump’s potential violations of the Constitution and decide if grounds exist to impeach him.
Khurana Fields Questions on Rejected Summer Program for Low-Income Students
Khurana fielded criticism and questions from students disappointed by his recent decision to reject a proposed summer program for low-income students.
2,056 Accepted to Harvard Class of 2021
Harvard admitted 5.2 percent of applicants to the College’s Class of 2021 Thursday, accepting 2,056 students of its nearly 40,000 applicants.
‘It’s Gifts and It’s Debt'
Between an underperforming endowment, dwindling reserves, cumbersome architectural regulations, and lukewarm support from donors, House renewal is an uphill battle.
Divest Harvard Blockades University Hall
Around 20 members of Divest Harvard blockaded entrances to University Hall Wednesday in protest of Harvard’s stance on investing in the coal industry.
For Commencement, A Historically Male Set of Speakers
In the past 30 years, the University has chosen just seven women to deliver the Commencement Day oration—a pattern that some involved in planning graduation exercises criticize.