Protests
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Students, faculty, and library staff assemble in front of the Science Center Tuesday to protest proposed cuts and layoffs in the library system.
Protesters Speak Out Against Layoffs
The speak-out is the latest in a series of protests and rallies regarding library layoffs following Harvard University Library Executive Director Helen Shenton’s Jan. 19 announcement that the library’s reorganization would include staff reductions.
Students Celebrate Occupy Art
More fifty college and community members delved into the open bar and Thai food at the “Unstable Art” discussion as they were greeted by the event’s facilitators—a various collection of Graduate School of Design students and artists.
Library Protests
Students, faculty, and library staff protested proposed library cuts in front of the Science Center, emphasizing that the cuts could make it take longer to process research requests and pose challenges to scholars at Harvard.
Harvard Students Rally on Behalf of Trayvon Martin
Harvard students gathered in Harvard Square on March 22 to speak out against the handling of Trayvon Martin's death in Florida, which has sparked a nationwide outcry.
Students Protest Florida Shooting
Protesters gathered in Harvard Square on Thursday to speak out against the handling of a killing in Florida which has sparked a nationwide outcry.
Library Workers' Protest
Chanting slogans such as "layoffs ruin lives and libraries," Harvard Libraries staff and supporters gathered in front of the Holyoke Center on Thursday evening to protest proposed layoffs.
Library Protests
Harvard Libraries workers and supporters protested staff cuts that are part of Harvard’s proposals to restructure its library system.
Protesters Rally Against Library Layoffs
Approximately 50 protesters gathered in front of the Holyoke Center early Thursday evening to rally against layoffs which may result from the Harvard Library’s upcoming reorganization.
Students Demand Degrees for Victims of 1920 Court
As Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey made their way to Sanders Theater for the launch of the Born This Way Foundation, around half a dozen students braved the snow and cold in a demonstration for Their Day in the Yard, a group advocating for posthumous degrees for gay students expelled from Harvard in the 1920s.
Student Groups Seek Support From Lady Gaga’s BTW Foundation
When the collective star power of Lady Gaga, Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, and more special guests amasses inside Sanders Theatre for the launch of a new anti-bullying foundation on Wednesday, protesters will gather outside to ask Harvard to shine a spotlight on a long-gone group of people as well.
Protesters Rally in Somerville
Over 100 people gathered in front of Somerville High School to protest service cuts and fare increases proposed by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Services before a public hearing with the MBTA scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
Harvard Protests Through the Years
"Behold, our butter stinketh! — give us therefore, butter that stinketh not." With this cry, the Great Butter Rebellion of 1766, the first Harvard student protest ever recorded, began. Since then, student protests have continued to rock Harvard's campus over the years. In light of the Occupy Harvard movement, here's a look back at some of the ways in which Harvard students have stood up for what they believe in over the last centruy alone.
Students and Alumni Protest HKS Conference on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A conference considering a one-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict at the Harvard Kennedy School next week has provoked strong reactions from supporters and detractors alike.
Lamont Protest
Protesters gather outside Lamont in an effort to prevent workers from being laid off, chanting "They say cut back, we say fight back," and "We are the 99%," among other slogans.
AIDS Coalition Protests Merck Laboratories
The Harvard College Global Health and AIDS Coalition put a Valentine’s Day spin on the group’s campaign demanding that pharmaceutical company Merck’s increase access to its AIDS drug raltegravir in poor nations.
Students Occupy Lamont Library Café
Members of the Occupy Harvard movement parked themselves in Lamont Library Café on Sunday night, pledging to stay in the café until 10 p.m. on Friday in order to protest planned staff reductions in Harvard libraries.