Lowell
Lowell Panel on Islamophobia and Antisemitism Canceled After Panelists Withdraw
The organizer of a Lowell House panel on Islamophobia and antisemitism canceled the event Wednesday afternoon after two of the panelists withdrew due to backlash and a lack of institutional support for the event.
Lowell House Deans, Safra Center Denounce Panel on Antisemitism and Islamophobia Following Backlash
The Lowell House Faculty Deans and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics removed themselves as co-sponsors of an upcoming Thursday panel on Islamophobia and antisemitism, following student complaints and public criticism that the event failed to include Jewish and Zionist voices.
Harvard Student Body President Draws Criticism for Defending Previously Sanctioned Campus Christian Group
Harvard Undergraduate Association co-president LyLena D. Estabine ’24 has drawn criticism from some students for her public defense of Harvard College Faith and Action, a Christian campus group that was previously sanctioned for pushing out a leader who was in a same-sex relationship.
Where Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Lives Today
Here are the houses, dormitories, professorships, streets, and towns that memorialize Harvard affiliates responsible for enslaving people and promoting racial discrimination.
Lowell House
Lowell House: a newly renovated, semi-Pagan utopia with two beautiful courtyards and a bell that residents swear doesn’t actually wake you up. Want to search for the hidden laundry room under the opera hall, listen to one of your friends give a speech during dinner, and pet five dogs all in one day? If the answer is yes, Lowell might just be your new Harvard home.
Kosher food options
Student activists have long pushed for a hot kosher option at lunchtime on campus. A pilot program for hot kosher lunch launched in Quincy House last week.
Weather Lowell Bell Tower
The bell tower of Lowell House surfaces over the trees as seen from John W. Weeks Bridge.
Lowell Faculty Deans Announce Group to Explore House Name Change
A Lowell House committee will begin exploring a possible change to the House’s name, according to an email sent to Lowell affiliates by Faculty Deans Nina Zipser and David I. Laibson ’88.
Lowell Commencement
Lowell’s commencement ceremony in 2019. Traditionally on Commencement Day, seniors attend Morning Exercises in Tercentenary Theater, followed by House-specific ceremonies to confer diplomas.
Lowell House Tutors
Lowell House affiliates are conducting interviews for new tutors, as roughly half of the Lowell House tutors will be leaving at the end of the semester.
Spate of Tutors To Depart Lowell at End of Semester
A search is underway in Lowell House to fill eight positions left by tutors who plan to depart at the semester's end, according to Faculty Dean David I. Laibson ’88.
Lowell Bells
Some students have complained about the noise from Lowell House's regular bell ringing, which promoted discussion from some Lowell affiliates.
Lowell House Opera to Rebrand in 2020 Season with New Leadership
As part of an effort to rebrand, the Lowell House Opera has appointed Adrienne Boris as the group’s first-ever executive producer.
Lowell Dining Hall
With house renovations completed, the production of the Lowell House Opera, hosted in Lowell Dining Hall, will begin again.
Ringing the Lowell Bells
Alejandro Lampell '20 rings the bell "Mother Earth" in Lowell House Sunday at 1 p.m.