Amid Strike, Classes Cancelled, Relocated, or Moved Online

Several classes altered their regular schedules in response to the strike, with some cancelling sessions or shifting instruction online.

Around 10:30 a.m., roughly 10 demonstrators began picketing the entrance to Sanders Theatre. Government 1090: “Biotech Ethics” — a large lecture course scheduled to meet there — was ultimately canceled after instructors told students Monday night they would not hold class if a strike took place.

Others courses opted to continue meeting, with accommodations. Economics 1011B: “Intermediate Macroeconomics” announced it would proceed with its in-person lecture, while also recording the session for students who chose not to cross picket lines.

“In recognition that students may hold a range of beliefs about strike activity, we will also make the lecture recording available,” professor Gabriel I. Chodorow-Reich ’05 wrote in an announcement.

Some classes maintained standard operations. Humanities 10B: “A Humanities Colloquium from Homer to Joyce” continued to take attendance in person. Other courses relocated to avoid potential picket sites: Spanish 50: “Advanced Spanish II: Creative Writing and Performance,” typically held in Sever Hall, moved to Harvard Hall, while Astronomy 1: “The Big Questions of Astronomy,” usually held in the Science Center, instead convened at the Center for Astrophysics near the Quad. (No picket had formed at Sever as of 11:20 a.m.)

Several courses moved online. GenEd 1206: “Asian Americans as an American Paradox” moved to Zoom, though the course’s announcement to students did not reference the strike.

Social Studies 10B: “Introduction to Social Studies,” Social Studies 50: “Foundations of Social Science Research,” Physical Sciences 3: “Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics, and Imaging,” GenEd 1159: “American Capitalism,” and GenEd 1189: “U.S. K-12 Schools: Assumptions, Binaries, and Controversies” also transitioned to remote instruction.

Outside the Science Center, organizers distributed flyers urging students to email their professors to support the strike. Inside the Science Center plaza tent, Harvard University police began setting up balloons for Sasha, the department’s police dog, as part of a birthday celebration.

“Sasha, come join us — you can be a union dog!” organizers chanted.