Protests
Harvard to Officially Recognize Air Force ROTC
Harvard will formally recognize the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program Friday, renewing relations decades after the University expelled the program during Vietnam War-era protest.
Law School Activists Demand End to Tuition
In the most recent wave of activism at the Law School, some students are calling on the school to eliminate tuition completely as part of their new campaign for financial justice.
Over 200 Rally Outside Mass. Hall to Support HUDS Workers
On a day when workers and students took to the streets across the country to rally for minimum wage reform, over 200 Harvard affiliates gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall to push for higher wages and increased health benefits for Harvard’s dining services employees.
Picketing The Prices
Over 200 Harvard affiliates gather to protest for higher wages and increased health benefits for Harvard University Dining Services Workers. The rally is the latest in a series of events SLAM has hosted since launching their “One Harvard” campaign.
Protesters Disrupt Law School Event, Raising Security Concerns
Housing rights advocates interrupted an event featuring Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt at the Law School Monday evening, prematurely ending the event and prompting questions about security protocol at the school.
GSAS Students Protest About the “Leaky Pipeline”
Students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, along with supporters, gather for a protest outside Massachusetts Hall Friday evening. The protest was in demand that more steps be taken to increase diversity at the school.
Grad Student Union Effort Rallies Outside Mass Hall
To demand a fix for the “leaky pipeline,” members of the graduate student unionization effort, along with undergraduates and university employees, rallied just steps away from University President Drew G. Faust’s office for the formation of a collective bargaining unit on Friday.
GSAS Students Protest Outside Massachusetts Hall
Jean Fan, a Ph.D. student in Biological & Biomedical Sciences at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, speaks at a protest outside Massachusetts Hall Friday. The protest was in demand that more steps be taken to increase diversity at the school, which had only eight percent underrepresented minorities in the 2014-2015 academic year.
Harvard Affiliates Protest at Tufts for ‘Pharma Fools Day’
Students from the College and Harvard Medical School joined medical students from Tufts University and members of activist groups to stage a die-in Friday in front of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, claiming a recent study from a professor there is biased.
Harvard Law School admitted students weekend
Students mingle in the Caspersen Student Center during Harvard Law School’s admitted students weekend. Signs welcoming the new students hung alongside those advocating for change in race related policy at the law school.
Federal Judge Concerned Over Campus Free Speech Restrictions
Loretta A. Preska, chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Southern New York, said there is widespread "decreasing tolerance for truly free expression and open debate” at institutions of higher education.
From the Archives: Harvard Students Protest the Vietnam War
Fifty years ago this week, Harvard students were among 11 demonstrators arrested for attempting to stage a sit-in at the now-closed South Boston Army Base.
Law School Activists to Continue Occupation
Three weeks into their occupation of the lounge in the Law School’s Caspersen Student Center, student activists said they will remain in the hall, despite some concerns raised by other students and administrators.
Belinda Hall
Food is set out for student activists occupying the Law School’s Caspersen Student Center lounge as part of the Reclaim Harvard Law protests. The activists have now occupied the lounge, which they have dubbed “Belinda Hall”, for three weeks and plan to continue the occupation for the foreseeable future.
Belinda Hall Occupation
Pillows, blankets, and suitcases cover the floor in the Law School’s Caspersen Student Center lounge so student activists can continue to occupy the space as part of the Reclaim Harvard Law protests. The activists have now occupied the lounge, which they have dubbed “Belinda Hall,” for three weeks and plan to continue the occupation for the foreseeable future.
Make Harvard Club Great Again
A protester dressed as Donald Trump waves a poster saying “Make Harvard Great Again” as part of a protest against the Harvard Club cutting employment benefits. The protest took on the form of a fake rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and took place outside of a Harvard Club event held at the Harvard Business School Tuesday evening.
Demonstrations at Visit of Rwandan President Kagame
Protesters demonstrate at a speech by Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the IOP on Friday. The protesters’ chants included “Kagame is a killer” and ”murderer,” as the president spoke about Rwandan development and a referendum that could extend his term until 2034.
Student Activists Protest Award Ceremony for Law School Dean
A group of five Harvard Law and roughly 15 to 20 Brandeis protesters stood at the back of the Brandeis library where Minow delivered her acceptance speech, holding signs and interjecting with a chant.
Student groups gather to support HUDS workers’ healthcare rights
Students and workers line the edges of Adams’ Junior Common Room to protest in support of HUDS workers health care benefits. There was a high turnout at the event, which featured leaders from several Harvard college and graduate student groups.
“Belinda Hall”
Student Protesters occupying Harvard Law School’s Caspersen Student Center renamed the lounge space “Belinda Hall” after a former slave of prominent Law School benefactors.
Occupying “Belinda Hall”
Tori Anderson, a 3L at Harvard Law School, studies by a sign in the Caspersen Student Center lounge space that student activists renamed “Belinda Hall”. Students held public teach-ins and spoke to passersby about their cause over the course of their occupation.
"Standing With JNU"
Local protesters displayed support for Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on charges of sedition on February 12. The “Stand With JNU” movement has garnered global attention as hundreds of students and educators in New Delhi recently launched their movement onto social media.
“Reclaim Harvard Law” Poster
Harvard Law School students put up posters in the WCC on Tuesday afternoon as part of Reclaim Harvard Law’s occupation.
Law School Activists Occupy Student Center
Student activists began to occupy a portion of Harvard Law School's Caspersen Student Center Monday evening in an effort to create a space on campus they say has been denied to minorities at the school. Calling the lounge “Belinda Hall” after a former slave of prominent Law School benefactors, the group of activists led by Reclaim Harvard Law said they plan to remain there indefinitely.