Student Groups
University Looks to Students in Effort To Drive Down Waste
Efforts by students and staff over the past 25 years have drastically cut the amount of trash each person at Harvard outputs annually, but administrators and undergraduates alike agree that more can be done.
Dr. S. Allen Counter
Neurology professor S. Allen Counter, the Director of the Harvard Foundation, delivers his opening remarks at the 29th annual Cultural Rhythms festival.
Race and Belonging at Harvard College
It’s been a big year for organizing by students of color, and particularly black students, on college campuses. And as it so often does, Harvard has become part of the discussion.
"I, Too, Am Harvard" Photo Campaign
A photo from the “I, Too, Am Harvard” campaign. Inspired by an original play also titled “I, Too, Am Harvard,” the Tumblr campaign highlighted various microaggressions members of the black community have faced at Harvard.
Harvard Mock Trial
Members of the Harvard Mock Trial team pose with their award from the 2014 Carol N. Ney National Mock Trial Tournament.
Despite Support, Smith Says University Will Not Fund UC Budget Increase this Year
Following a meeting Monday with Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, top Undergraduate Council leaders said that their request for a 50 percent increase in funding for student activities this year from the University was denied, even as Smith voiced support for their efforts and discussed funding possibilities for the future.
UC Meeting on 03/09/14
UC Treasurer Meghamsh Kanuparthy '16, left, President Gus A. Mayopoulos'15, center, and Vice-President Sietse K. Goffard'15, right, facilitate a discussion on the Council's progress in pursuing additional funding avenues.
#Latinx
Leslie J. Montes '15 takes notes at the "Latinx Townhall Meeting," which took place on Thursday March 7. Concilio Latino organized the forum so that students could raise issues pressing the Latino community.
Latinx Forum
Dorothy Villarreal discusses the purpose of the "LatinX" town hall meeting on Thursday, March 6. Students gathered in Ticknor Lounge to raise concerns pressing the Latino community.
Latino Students Share Frustration, Look for Common Ground at Town Hall
At a forum sponsored by Concilio Latino Thursday night, students expressed frustration with a perceived lack of support and discussed distributing a survey to Latinos on campus.
Kuumba Rehearsal
Director Sheldon K.X. Reid ‘96, GSE ‘98 accompanies students on the piano in Kuumba rehearsal to prepare for their upcoming concert.
The Politics and History of Kuumba
Today, the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College is a choir of more than 100 members. Its mission “to express the creativity and spirituality of black people through song” has endured over the years, though the group has experienced many changes and faced various challenges since its founding in 1970. “No one person can understand Kuumba completely,” the choir’s vice president Matthew S. Williams ’14 says. “It’s still a mystery to me how this group has been able to last and maintain so much of what makes it itself for so long.”
