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Grad Student Union Effort Will Not Seek ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Approach
Organizers of the Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Auto Workers answered questions about a potential contract, saying it would not follow a “one-size-fits-all” model, and communicated the goals of the union effort to roughly 20 graduate students at an information session held Wednesday.
Holes in Harvard Sugar Study Expose Dangers of Industry Funding
The revelation that industry-funded research at Harvard in the 1960s downplayed the deleterious effects of sugar has put Harvard in a bitter position in the news.
Top Harvard Donor Stumps for Trump
John A. Paulson, the largest donor in the University’s history and the namesake of the School of Engineering Applied Sciences, wants to make America great again.
In Longwood, Medical Students Rally for HUDS
A crowd of Medical School students rallied Monday in support of the University’s dining services workers, who are threatening to strike.
Chinese Internet Service Co-Founder Promotes Ed Prize at Harvard
Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of one of China’s most popular Internet service portals, visited Harvard last Thursday to raise awareness about a new educational prize he founded.
Students Must Travel To Boston To Obtain a Rape Kit, Per Mass. Standards
The difficulty having an evidence kit performed, according to Harvard officials, is a result of Massachusetts law and the absence of emergency facilities at Harvard University Health Services.
Former Mass. Congressman Named Interim IOP Director
William D. “Bill” Delahunt, a former U.S. Representative for Massachusetts, will serve as the interim director of the Institute of Politics.
Star Studded Cast of Journalists, Artists, Celebrate Pulitzer Centennial
Some of journalism's biggest names commanding the nation’s most pressing news stories, along with dozens of renowned writers and artists, flocked Sanders Theatre this weekend for a star studded celebration of the Pulitzer Prize’s 100-year anniversary.
Power: Accountability and Abuse
Pulitzer Prize winner Robert A. Caro recollects his work on “The Power Broker,” the novel describing abuses of power by Robert Moses in the New York City and Long Island areas during the early twentieth century. Caro was one of many Pulitzer Prize winners to present at The Pulitzer Centennial celebration hosted by the Nieman Foundation.
HUDS Workers Rally and Announce Strike
Harvard University Dining Services staff, joined by students and faculty, rallied and announced their intention to strike. The strike would come after months of failed contract negotiations between UNITE HERE Local 26 and Harvard University.
GSAS Council Creates New Position
The Graduate Student Council voted to modify the council’s constitution to create a new at-large representative position for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in its first meeting of the year on Wednesday.
Law Review Inducts Most Diverse Class of Editors in History
For the first time in the publication’s nearly 130-year history, the Harvard Law Review inducted a group of editors this year whose demographics reflect those of their wider Law School class.
HLS Profs Score High on Judicial Impact, But Women Fall Short
Even as Harvard Law School professors take the top three positions in a new study measuring the number of judicial citations their scholarly works receive, no women made the top 25.
Divinity School Celebrates 200 Years
The Divinity School has lined up a series of events throughout the academic year for its bicentennial.
Rev. Walton Expresses Support for NFL's Kaepernick at Morning Prayers
Jonathan L. Walton voiced support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has drawn criticism for sitting down during the national anthem to protest police brutality.
Bar Will Be Raised for Overseer Petition Candidates After Controversial Ticket
The Board of Overseers will also replace paper ballots with an online voting system as part of changes announced to how alumni elect Harvard's second-highest governing body.
Faust Calls for Confronting the Past Ahead of New School Year
University President Drew G. Faust explored the importance of “confronting difficult truths” at Wednesday’s Morning Prayers.
Harvard Raises More Than $7 Billion
The University has blasted past the record-setting drive's goal with about two years of fundraising left for programs and priorities that have not reached their targets.
Students Draft 'Social Justice Agenda' for New Medical Dean
More than a hundred gathered at the Medical School Wednesday to develop a list of priorities for the new dean to help make the school more diverse, convening after a semester of campus activism aimed at selecting a leader dedicated to the issue.
If History is Guide, Grad Student Unionization Path May Be Rocky Despite Ruling
Even after last week’s landmark National Labor Relations Board ruling on graduate student unionization, the legal path forward for universities is far from clear.
CS50 Moves Away from Traditional Lectures, Toward Virtual Reality
Students enrolled in CS50 this fall will only be asked to attend two lectures in person, among other changes announced for the popular course.
IOP Executive Director Resigns to Work on Election
Her departure comes just after the Clinton campaign announced that IOP Director Margaret A. “Maggie” Williams would help lead the Democratic nominee’s White House transition team
Bloomberg Gives $32 Million for Mayoral Leadership Program
As many as 300 mayors and 400 aides are expected to participate over the course of the four-year program.
News Analysis: Blyth's Departure Continues HMC Shakeup
Blyth’s departure continues a recent trend of shorter stints at the head of HMC— for the first 31 years of its existence, the fund saw just one transition of leadership.
National BGLTQ Organization Condemns Sanctions on Single-Sex Groups
A national BGLTQ support organization charged Harvard with contriving a shortsighted solution to issues of sexual assault and discrimination as it moves to implement a new policy that will punish members of single-gender, unrecognized social organizations.