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Months In, Some Students Still Skeptical of Admissions Lawsuit
Alex J. Pong ’16, a Chinese American student who is a president of Harvard’s Asian American Association, said the lawsuit represents another attack on affirmative action, “just using a different lens this time.”
Cambridge City Council Elections
When they take to the polls for the upcoming Cambridge City Council elections on Nov. 3, voters across Cambridge will use their ballots to take sides on a number of issues. The Crimson breaks down the issues and the 23 candidates vying for spots on the Council.
‘Harvard Has Forced Our Hand,’ Fox Club Letter Says
The Fox’s thinking, detailed by its undergraduate leaders in a letter to club graduates courting their support, seems to have evolved over at least the last year but accelerated this fall.
Fox Club Accepts Group of Women to Its Membership
The Fox Club has accepted a group of junior and senior women into its membership, making it the second male final club this fall to move to go co-ed.
Faust Kicks off Conference on Research in Higher Education
Harvard President Drew Faust was joined by Richard C. Levin, a former Yale president, and David J. Skorton, a former Cornell president.
College Ups House Funding Through Pilot Program
The uptick in funding is another sign that administrators are trying to revitalize House life and make it more central for students.
Details Still Uncertain, SEAS Delays Move to Allston
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has delayed its relocation to Allston to 2020, and details of which offices will move remain in flux.
Student Activists Call Title IX Document ‘Totally Inaccessible’
Undergraduate student activists are arguing that a document released to clarify Harvard’s sexual harassment policies is inaccessible to students.
Nobel Laureate Satyarthi Accepts Harvard Humanitarian Award
“Kailash Satyarthi has dedicated much of his life to the protection of the most vulnerable among us,” Harvard Foundation director S. Allen Counter said while presenting Satyarthi with the award. “He exemplifies all of the qualities of humanitarianism.”
GSAS Dean Reaffirms Opposition to Grad Student Union
The student unionization effort, which follows similar movements at peer schools and went public last spring, is gaining steam, recruiting and soliciting signatures from potential members.
Document Offers Insight Into Harvard’s Sexual Assault Policies
A newly-released Frequently Asked Questions document clarifies that students accused of violating Harvard’s sexual harassment policy may turn to attorneys as their personal advisers.
Judicial Restraint: Harvard Law School’s Tempered Campaign
“We would not be in a campaign right now if it wasn’t for the University’s desire to have the ‘One Harvard’ campaign, which of course we want to be a part of, but again creates an awkwardness,” said Steven Oliveira, the Law School’s dean for development and alumni relations.
Central Office Has Heard Record Number of Assault Cases
Of the 25 to 30 cases the Ofice for Sexual and Gender-Based Dispute Resolution has heard since fall 2014, between 10 and 15 are still open; more than half of the open cases were filed in the last two months.
At the Margin: Harvard Economics’ Precarious Spot on Top
The Economics department has recently lost several faculty members to other schools, highlighting the rise of rival programs and the relatively lower facilities at Harvard.
Faculty Decry Attrition of Tenure-Track Women
Only 66 percent of women on schedule to be considered for promotions to full professors last year remained at Harvard for the final stage of that process, compared with 78 percent of men.
With a New Budget and Events, Dunster Ups BGLTQ Support
The changes come after students and tutors spoke out last year about Dunster’s lack of residential tutors who identify as bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, or queer, prompting top College administrators to look into their concerns.
Faculty Growth Stalls Again in 2015, Report Says
After a year that saw a spike in faculty growth for the first time since the financial crisis, the size of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences stalled again in fiscal year 2015.
Science Complex Plans Combine Programs and Public Space
The complex will house classrooms, labs, lounge spaces, an exhibition space, a cafeteria, and 250 parking spots.
Honor Council Members Adjust Schedules as Hearings Begin
Undergraduate members of the Honor Council—the student-faculty body tasked with enforcing the honor code—are adjusting their schedules as the Council hears its first slate of academic integrity cases.
Al’s and Clover To Headline Exodus From Campus Center
Businesses located in Harvard’s Smith Campus Center, including local institutions like Al’s Cafe and the Clover Food Lab, must vacate their spaces in the next several months to make way for planned renovations.
Grad Student Union Effort Joins With United Auto Workers
The union of Harvard graduate students must expand its membership to include a simple majority of Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students as part of the legal requirements to form a union.
Health Services Adjusts Protocols for Intoxicated Patients
University Health Services must now only deem students “clinically sober” to release them from after hours urgent care.
Endowment Returns 5.8 Percent, Growing to $37.6 Billion
Harvard Management Company beat most of its internal benchmarks and the general market indices but lagged behind notable peer institutions such as MIT and Stanford.
Survey Reveals ‘Troubling’ Sexual Assault Climate at Harvard, Faust Says
Last spring, Harvard and 26 other schools issued their version of a sexual assault climate survey developed by the Association of American Universities. Results of the survey were released Monday.
Harvard’s Capital Campaign Crosses $6 Billion Mark
Harvard has raised more than $6 billion in gifts and pledges in its capital campaign, charging still closer to its public goal of $6.5 billion.