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Mariel A. Klein
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Endpaper: The President's Chair Affair
We couldn’t wait to tell the rest of the staff how we had heroically saved our sacred chair from another bout of torture by the ‘Poonsters… or so we thought.
Note from the President Regarding Harvard Sanctions
The Crimson has always maintained its editorial and organizational independence.
Tilghman, Former Princeton President, To Join Corporation
Former president of Princeton University Shirley M. Tilghman will serve as the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, the University’s highest governing board.
Bomb Threat Investigation Remains ‘Active and Ongoing’
Last Monday, four Harvard buildings were evacuated and searched after Harvard Police received a report of a bomb threat that proved to be unfounded.
Latino Students Issue Demands to Administrators
Latino students met with University President Drew G. Faust on Thursday to discuss demands for greater inclusivity for students of color.
Unfounded Bomb Threat Prompts Police Investigation
In a scene strikingly similar to a scare two years ago, students evacuated Harvard’s Science Center and Sever, Emerson, and Thayer Halls around 12:30 p.m. on Monday after police reported receiving an unconfirmed bomb threat.
ICYMI: Push-Ups and Water Pong Liven UC Debate
Three pairs of aspiring Undergraduate Council leaders faced off at Saturday night’s “UC-Crimson Crossfire” debate, but just one duo looked ready to fight.
Harvard Raises $6.1 Billion Toward $6.5 Billion Campaign Goal
Though the drive began with a $6.5 billion goal and a projected end year of 2018, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Tamara E. Rogers '74 said Monday that Harvard will not raise that target.
Provost Lauds HarvardX, But Questions Its Financial Sustainability
Alan M. Garber '76 projected that the current models for funding Harvard's branch of the virtual education platform are unsustainable, given the high monetary and time cost of generating online material.
Faust Kicks off Conference on Research in Higher Education
Harvard President Drew Faust was joined by Richard C. Levin, a former Yale president, and David J. Skorton, a former Cornell president.
In Washington, Faust Advocates Climate Change Research
Faust emphasized the role that universities can have in combatting climate change and lobbied for increased federal funding for research.
New Global Institute Grants $3.75M to China Climate Research
Based at the Harvard Center Shanghai, the new Harvard Global Institute will provide grants to research projects that focus on climate and energy science, economics, engineering, and environmental health.
Student Protesters Appeal Dismissal of Divestment Lawsuit
The plaintiffs claim in their 113-page appeal that Harvard has mismanaged its endowment by investing in “abnormally dangerous activities."
