Samuel Y. Weinstock
University to Offer Some Librarians Early Retirement
The University will offer a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program to library employees 55 years and older with 10 years of service under their belts, according to a University spokesperson.
BREAKING: University To Offer Voluntary Retirement Program to Library Employees
The University will offer a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program to library employees 55 years and older with 10 years of service under their belts, according to a University spokesperson.
Protesters March Against Potential Library Layoffs
A crowd of more than 100 protesters gathered outside the Holyoke Center Thursday night in response to plans to reorganize Harvard University Library that could include involuntary staff reductions.
Memorial Church Hosts Dr. King Commemoration
The Harvard Chaplains, Memorial Church, the Harvard Foundation, and student groups joined Monday night for “A Celebration of the Life and Message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” in Memorial Church.
University Library Workers Protest Layoffs
Since Harvard University Library announced last week that its upcoming reorganization would include downsizing staff, workers have circulated several petitions against the layoffs and picketed on Wednesday outside of a regularly scheduled meeting for library staff members.
Proposed Staff Cuts Anger Library Workers
The University’s plans to reduce the size of the Harvard University Library workforce drew criticism Tuesday from library workers and the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers.
Lowell Lecture Hall Closes for Repairs
Lowell Lecture Hall was closed starting Monday as a precautionary measure to evaluate several ornamental fixtures that appear to be separating from the ceiling.
Learning Law on the Streets
When most Harvard Law School students study, they do it from the safety and comfort of a classroom or library. Former police officers Adam W. Braskich, Sean K. Driscoll, and Alan W. Ezekiel are not most Harvard Law students.
Yard Services Recycle Leaves into Mulch
Leaves, which are gathered up every year by Landscape Services, a unit of Harvard Campus Services, will be converted to soil and mulch that will nourish the Yard.
Free Fries on Friday
From 9 to 11 p.m. on Friday, stop by b.good on Dunster Street for free fries and a shake.
Harvard and Rhodes: By the Numbers
When the Rhodes Trust announced the 2012 class of scholars-elect on Saturday, Harvard students claimed four of the 32 spots given to Americans. That number tied Harvard with Princeton and Brown, topped only by Stanford, where five lucky students were recipients of the award. Here's information on the scholarship and its scholars, by the numbers:
Students Support Long-Awaited Library in Chinatown
An advocacy program launched by six Harvard undergraduates plans to provide programming focused on storytelling, mentoring, and computer literacy to the Chinatown Cultural Center.
Campus Political Leaders React to Polling Showing Government Distrust
In the wake of a New York Times/CBS poll that indicates that distrust in the federal government is at its highest recorded level, Harvard’s student political leaders say they share the public’s concerns. The national poll found that 89 percent of Americans do not think that they can “trust the government in Washington to do what is right,” and 74 percent think that the country is on the wrong track.
Alumni Compete in Liberian Election
Both graduates, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Winston A. Tubman, are widely considered to be the frontrunners.
PolicyMic To Host Pundit Competition
Policymic.com, a website for political commentary and discussion, will sponsor a competition at Harvard this week to find the best campus pundit through a series of online debates—the first of which will take place Monday with a focus on the presence of final clubs on campus.
