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Ross A. Macdonald
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Psych To See Thesis Boom
After a wave of faculty hiring spurred in part by concern that students were unable to find thesis advisers, the
Study Finds Nuclear Security Lagging
The rate of control and destruction of nuclear weapons around the world has dangerously fallen since the attacks of September
Four Harvard College Professors Named
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) awarded four Harvard College professorships—endowed positions for commitment to undergraduate education—last week. Quincy
PSLM Occupation Gets Hollywood Treatment
After a three-week run in Mass. Hall last spring, the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) sit-in returned for a repeat
Union Holds Rally, Begins Contract Renegotiations
More than 600 Harvard workers, their families, community members and students protested University employment policies Monday, in preparation for the
Wage Decision To Come Later Than Expected
Lawrence H. Summers won’t hand down his verdict on Harvard’s wage policies at the end of this week, as many
PSLM to Meet with Summers
With his decision on the recommendations of the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies (HCECP) only three days away,
Wage Report Imminent
After six months of research and deliberations, the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies will quietly post its final
Protest Attracts Hundreds
Over 600 students and custodians, wielding homemade noisemakers and chanting in Spanish and English, marched through Harvard Yard and across
Tufts Janitors Win Wage Hike
Janitors at Tufts University have approved a new three-year contract with the school’s custodial subcontractor that includes a wage floor
Committee Ends Silence On Wages
The Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies broke the silence of its confidential deliberations about the living wage controversy
PSLM Holds 'Welcome' for Summers
In a Friday rally billed as a “community welcome” for University President Lawrence H. Summers, Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM)
Sweatshop Foes Lobby University
Seven members of Harvard Students Against Sweatshops (HSAS) met yesterday with top University officials to discuss the possibility of Harvard
Forum Discusses Working Conditions
Employees from across the University gathered last night to discuss working conditions at Harvard with colleagues and community members—including the
Katz Panel, PSLM Gear Up for Busy Semester
For the past several weeks, 11 faculty members, three unionized Harvard employees, two administrators and four students have attended a
