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In Wake of #MeToo, Harvard Title IX Office Saw 56 Percent Increase in Disclosures in 2018, Per Annual Report
Disclosures of sexual and gender-based harassment across the University increased 56 percent in 2018, according to an annual Title IX Office report.
Bacow Says Harvard Ready to Face Recent Flurry of Lawsuits
Harvard is currently facing a plethora of lawsuits, some against its admissions policies and some challenging its single-gender social group sanctions.
Leverett Dining Workers Concerned By Lack of Separate Changing Rooms, Racist Graffiti
Amid rising concerns over the lack of separate changing rooms for workers of all genders, dining hall employees in Leverett House are calling for a meeting with management to address issues of “safety, dignity, and respect."
Harvard Law School Pipeline Parity Project Celebrates Another Change to Controversial Law Firm Policies
The decision comes after the student group began pressuring Kirkland & Ellis — the world’s highest-grossing law firm — to remove the agreements last month.
Clerical Union Votes to Ratify Contract With Harvard, Ushering In Raises, Protections for Temps
Ultimately, 94 percent of voters opted to accept the agreement in Wednesday’s election. Around 51 percent of the union’s 5,100-member bargaining unit participated in the vote — a turnout number that HUCTW President Carrie Barbash said she felt was strong.
Bacow Responds to DeVos's Proposed Title IX Rules, Releases Policy Report
President Bacow released a long-awaited report reviewing the University's Title IX policies and addressed concerns over how Harvard will adapt its guidelines to proposed government rules in an email to students Thursday.
Angela Merkel Named 2019 Harvard Commencement Speaker
Chancellor of Germany Angela D. Merkel will cross the Atlantic next May to speak at Harvard’s 368th commencement ceremony, the University announced Friday.
After Forty Years, Former Harvard Choral Director Jim Marvin To Retire
Marvin, who directed the Harvard choirs from 1978 to 2010, opened his final season with the Jameson Singers choir, consisting of Harvard alumni and Boston residents, last Saturday.
Fossil-Fuel Divestment Petition Garners More than 150 Signatures
Continuing a years-long effort, an online petition calling on Harvard to divest its holdings in the fossil fuel industry had garnered 150 signatures as of Tuesday evening.
Bacow Talks 'Difficult Times for Higher Education' at Medical School Symposium
University President Lawrence S. Bacow praised the Medical School’s health policy department and discussed the importance of higher education at a symposium at the school Tuesday.
Sororities, Fraternities Nationwide Declare Support for Lawsuit Challenging Harvard’s Sanctions
Scores of fraternities and sororities nationwide declared their support for a pair of lawsuits filed against the University Monday.
Billionaire and Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Boasts Deep, Longstanding Ties to Harvard
Epstein donated millions to the University. He funded the construction of a campus building. He cultivated cozy friendships with top Harvard brass including a former University president. And he forged close personal and professional ties to Alan M. Dershowitz.
Bacow Visits San Diego as Part of Cross-Country Pitch for Higher Education
The trip is one of several that Bacow has taken in recent months. After he was appointed last February, he pledged to reach out to all parts of the country to address critiques that Harvard caters to coastal elites.
Student Sues Harvard for Investigating Alleged Sexual Assault That Took Place Off-Campus
The unnamed male student, dubbed “John Doe” is demanding Harvard cease to investigate him and pay him $75,000 in damages, as well as compensate him for any costs incurred during litigation.
Design School Sponsors Art Exhibit on Harvard Employees
“Harvard Works 2.0” is an eight-part portrait series on exhibition in the Science Center that highlights the work of Harvard's custodial and security staff.
Harvard Faces Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over 2015 Student Suicide
The complaint accuses each of the defendants of “negligence and carelessness” that resulted in the student's death and argues the defendants are responsible for damages of at least $20 million.
Up to 31 Percent of Harvard Graduate Students Report Struggles with Depression, Anxiety in Survey of Four Departments
HUHS developed the questionnaires in collaboration with students studying Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics, Integrative Life Sciences, and Economics.
Division of Continuing Education Sees Significant Growth in Revenue, Enrollment
Last year, continuing and executive education brought in over $450 million in tuition revenue — a growth of over 11.5 percent from the previous year and over 60 percent over the past seven years.
UC Berkeley Sociologist Talks History of Harvard Admissions
Jerome B. Karabel ’72 has written widely about the history of race-conscious admissions at elite universities.
Graduate School of Education Forum Panel Talks Improving Childhood Education Outcomes
Thursday’s forum was part of the Harvard Education Redesign Lab 2018 Leadership Institute, an initiative born from a GSE meeting in June 2017 on developing leaders to improve children’s education outcomes.
Harvard Professors Decry Trump Administration Approach to Asylum Policy, Migrant Caravans
In the hour-long panel, Professor Ieva Jusionyte and Assistant Professor Sabrineh Ardalan spoke about the legal, social, and political issues surrounding migrant caravans.
Harvard Law Student Group Cheers Changes to Federal Court's Sexual Harassment Policies
The Pipeline Parity Project, a student group at Harvard Law School, has been advocating for policy changes that address workplace sexual misconduct for months.