Student Groups
DoubleTree Protest
Alex L. Chen ’16 leads a chant across the John W. Weeks Bridge for protesters on Thursday March 27. Students from Harvard College and Harvard Kennedy School called for a boycott for the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston.
Calling for Support
Alex L. Chen '16 chants in front of the John Harvard Statue on Thursday March 27. Chen was part of an organized protest against the DoubleTree Hotel in Allston.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
College Administrators To Convene Working Group on Student Organization Transportation
About a month after an undergraduate died in a car crash while returning to campus from an out-of-state mock trial competition, College administrators will convene a working group to examine the challenges surrounding student group transportation.
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.”
Kuumba Rehearsal
Director Sheldon K.X. Reid ‘96, GSE ‘98 accompanies students on the piano in Kuumba rehearsal to prepare for their upcoming concert.
Scene and Heard: Ghungroo
6:23 p.m. I arrive at the Agassiz Theater and make my way to the main foyer, knowing that the show won’t start for another 40 minutes. A couple of parents stand eagerly at the front of a four-person “line” and point me towards the back. They tell an alum they’ve come from Southern California to watch their daughter, a senior, perform.
“I, Too, Am Harvard” Draws National Attention, Promotes Discussion
The Kuumba Singers launched a multimedia campaign to accompany the organization's upcoming play, which seeks to promote discussion of racial issues on campus. The project includes a collection of testimony from students.
Can Christians Be Feminists?
Jane Tsang (center), an HCFA ministry fellow, engages with a student during the Women's Week talk, "Can Christians Be Feminists?" in Ticknor Lounge on March 3 which aimed to address the traditional roles of women. Tsang started off the discussion by asking attendees, "are men and women fundamentally different?".
Queer Advisory Council Funds New Projects
As part of a new initiative to provide funding directly for BGLTQ-related events on campus, the Queer Advisory Council made public on Feb. 28 the list of 12 campus activities that will be receiving grants this spring cycle.