Student Groups
The Harvard Crimson Raises More Than $15 Million in Historic Capital Campaign
The Harvard Crimson raised more than $15 million through a capital campaign commemorating the campus newspaper’s 150th anniversary, Crimson President J. Sellers Hill ’25 announced in an email to alumni on Monday.
Protesters Won’t Say if Harvard Encampment Will Continue as Garber Threatens Major Disciplinary Action
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine — the unrecognized student group organizing the Harvard Yard encampment — did not say whether the occupation will continue during a press conference Monday evening.
Harvard President Garber Breaks Silence on Encampment, Threatens ‘Involuntary Leave’ for Protesters
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 broke his silence on the pro-Palestine encampment Monday morning in a University-wide email threatening “involuntary leave” for protesters who continued to occupy Harvard Yard.
HUPD ‘Far More Vigilant’ on Campus Amid Increased Threats Against Students Following Oct. 7
Harvard University Police Chief Victor A. Clay said in a Friday interview with The Crimson that the department has considerably increased their presence on campus following an increase in threats aimed at students.
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Debuts Renovations To Adapt To 6-Month Stays
The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter unveiled the renovation of their space on Friday — and with it, a dramatic shift in their model to allow shelter guests to stay for the entirety of the 6-month operational season.
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Boycotts The Crimson Over Allegations of Anti-Palestinian Bias
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Coalition, an unrecognized pro-Palestine student group, accused The Harvard Crimson of anti-Palestinian bias in its coverage and said it would boycott the campus newspaper until May 6.
Encampment Protesters Set Monday Deadline for Harvard to Begin Negotiations
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine — the pro-Palestine student group staging an encampment in Harvard Yard — gave the University a Monday deadline to begin negotiations for their demands that Harvard disclose and divest from investments and companies in Israel and the West Bank.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally for Rafah, in Support of Arrested Columbia Demonstrators
More than 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested in solidarity with demonstrators at Columbia University at a Wednesday afternoon rally at the Harvard Yard encampment.
Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub Permanently Closed by Harvard College
The Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub, a Harvard-run undergraduate pub, will permanently close at the end of the 2023-24 academic year, the College announced Tuesday.
Protesters Prepare for Final Exams Amid Encampment, Threat of Disciplinary Action
As undergraduates occupy Harvard Yard in the most significant pro-Palestine demonstration on campus to date, they are also balancing their role as students during a critical time in the semester: finals period.
Mayor Wu Says She Respects Decision of Student Groups to Withdraw Support From Harvard Talk
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 spoke out about a canceled Harvard talk scheduled for Tuesday after 11 student groups withdrew from sponsoring the event over her decision to use police to clear a pro-Palestine encampment at Emerson College
Jewish Leaders at Harvard Diverge Widely in Responses to Ongoing Pro-Palestine Encampment
As the pro-Palestine encampment enters its sixth day, the leadership of the University’s two Jewish centers varied widely in their responses to the ongoing occupation.
As Students Occupy Harvard Yard, Faculty Urge Against Police Response
As Harvard’s pro-Palestine encampment entered its sixth day on Monday, faculty stressed that the demonstration has remained orderly and peaceful.
HUA Problem Solving Team Sets July Deadline for Issuing Recommendations in First Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association’s constitutional dispute blocking a College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel will not be resolved until at least July, further complicating the effort to hold an undergraduate vote on divestment.
‘Untraditional Ideas’: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Explores Caste and Loss in Film ‘Origin’ at Harvard IOP Forum
Screenwriter Ava DuVernay spoke about her latest film “Origin,” which is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson as she wrote her award-winning book “Caste,” at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics Forum event on Wednesday evening.
Cambridge Residents Alliance Rallies in Solidarity with Encampment Protesters
More than 50 non-Harvard affiliates and Cambridge residents rallied outside of Johnston Gate on Sunday afternoon in a rally organized by the Cambridge Residents Alliance in solidarity with students participating in a pro-Palestine Harvard Yard encampment.
Mayor Wu Cancels Harvard Event After Affinity Groups Withdraw Over Emerson Encampment Police Response
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 canceled an April 30 event at Harvard after at least 11 student organizations withdrew from co-sponsoring an event over her decision to send police to break up a pro-Palestine student encampment at Emerson College.
Dean of Students Dunne Again Threatens ‘Increased Sanctions’ for Students at Yard Encampment
Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said in a Saturday email to undergraduates that the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard has disturbed freshmen students trying to study for final exams and issued another warning that protesters will face disciplinary action.
LIVE UPDATES: Day 3 of Harvard Yard Encampment
The encampment in Harvard Yard mounted by pro-Palestine student organizers entered its second day on Friday. Students are facing heightened risks of disciplinary action.
LIVE UPDATES: Day 2 of Harvard Yard Encampment
The encampment in Harvard Yard mounted by pro-Palestine student organizers entered its second day on Thursday. It remains unclear how the University will respond to the ongoing demonstration.
Harvard Yard Encampment Not Affiliated with PSC, Organizers Say
The organizers behind a pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard insisted that the demonstration was not organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a clarification that protesters made amid heightened concerns about the potential for disciplinary action against the PSC and its individual members.
HUA Problem Solving Team Has Yet to Convene After 2 Weeks
Two weeks after the Harvard Undergraduate Association began the process of forming a problem solving team and indefinitely postponed all student referenda — including the College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel — the team still has not set a time for its first meeting.
Pro-Palestine Harvard Students Occupy Harvard Yard on First Day of Encampment
Pro-Palestine protesters established an encampment in Harvard Yard on Wednesday to protest the College’s suspension of the Palestine Solidarity Committee.
Massachusetts ACLU Demands Harvard Reinstate PSC in Letter
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts challenged Harvard’s decision to suspend the Palestine Solidarity Committee in a Wednesday letter to Harvard University interim Vice President and General Counsel Eileen Finan.