House Renewal
‘The Best Job at Harvard’: Diana Eck and Twenty Years of Lowell Tea and Loyalty
Diana L. Eck and Dorothy A. Austin have served as the faculty deans of Lowell House for twenty years. This spring they will step down.
Two College Students Arrested on Multiple Charges
The undergraduates had broken into the Lowell House construction site, per a public HUPD log filed May 14.
Mountaineering and Outing Clubs to Lose Offices in Adams House
Harvard admins have proposed giving the groups new space in the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center, an athletic facility in the Quad.
Lowell House
Lowell House is expected to be under construction until the fall of 2019, so in the meantime its residents have been relocated to the Inn and other ancillary buildings.
Lowell House Faculty Deans Eck, Austin to Step Down
Eck and Austin’s decision to step down comes after 20 years as Lowell faculty deans. A committee will choose new faculty deans before the start of the next academic year.
Adams Students Ask Architects to Keep House Quirks in Renovation
Students called on architects to keep the "finer details" of Adams House intact during planned renovations at a town hall held Wednesday night.
Adams House Renewal
Adams House Lower Common Room hosted a house renewal town hall Wednesday evening, at which students were able to voice their concerns to house renewal architects.
Senior (Un)common Room
Some say Senior Common Rooms are characterized by affiliates’ meek involvement, low student engagement, and inconvenient program scheduling.
Quincy Residents Add Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
Quincy House students and staff have celebrated students' decision to designate all hallway bathrooms on their floor as gender-neutral.
A Social Blueprint: Harvard's Houses, From Randomization to Renewal
Amid campus-wide debate on Harvard’s social landscape, some hope that the time is ripe to breathe life into a tired social scene stifled by a socially fractured student body.
During Adams Renewal, Some Won't Need Swing Housing
The renewal of Adams House will progress in stages, with students remaining in the House while others live in swing housing. The dining hall will likely remain open.
Expanded Climbing Wall Reopens at QRAC
Although the new wall is located near the Quad and away from the center of campus, students say attendance numbers in the gym have increased since its relocation.
With House Renewal, Students Move In and Cockroaches Move Out
According to Zachary M. Gingo ’98, Senior Director of Operations for the Building Operations group, cockroach sightings around the River Houses have been declining as Harvard has renovated older buildings.
Winthrop Fixes Swipe Restrictions for Non-Residents
After Winthrop reopened for the school year, some non-residents found themselves unable to swipe into certain areas of the building where students live.
Lowell Resumes Afternoon Tea in Swing Housing
Though Lowell Tea has been a fixture of the House’s culture since it first opened in 1930, but, now, 77 years later, the tea is being hosted in a new space: the former Inn at Harvard.
Lowell House Construction
With the completion of Winthrop House renewal, construction on Lowell House begins.
Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget, Winthrop House Reopens
Winthrop House opened its doors Saturday following a year-long renovation that included the addition of a new hall to the upperclassman residence.
Adams House Expected to Begin Renovations in June 2019
Adams construction is expected to overlap slightly with the two years of construction on Lowell House, which is set to begin in June and end in August 2019, according to FAS Dean Michael D. Smith.
Adams House to be Renovated After Lowell
Harvard is expected to renovate Adams House as the sixth installment in the more than $1 billion project to modernize and renovate the College’s upperclassmen Houses.
Winthrop Reconstruction
Winthrop House is currently undergoing reconstruction as part of Harvard's house renewal project.
Asbestos ‘Everywhere,’ But Risk is Minimal, Administrators Say
Presence of asbestos in the Houses is largely not a concern to administrators, who say that it is unlikely the chemical will pose any sort of health risks to students.
‘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.
Currier House Faculty Deanship First to be Renamed Following Donation
Currier's Faculty Deans will now be known as the X. D. and Nancy Yang Faculty Deans of Currier House following a gift from the couple.
Dunster Faculty Deans to Step Down in June
Roger B. Porter and Ann R. Porter announced on Monday that they will leave Dunster House in June after 16 years as its Faculty Deans.