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Scholars Criticize Bacow’s Response to Their Letter Demanding Review of Prof’s Tenure Case
A group of more than 200 senior scholars from across the United States is dissatisfied with University President Lawrence S. Bacow’s response to their letter decrying associate Romance Languages and Literatures professor Lorgia García Peña’s tenure denial, according to a statement the group released Thursday.
Admissions Office 'Moving Ahead' on Suggestions from Trial Ruling, Fitzsimmons Says
Harvard College’s Admissions Office is “moving ahead” with the suggestions that Judge Allison D. Burroughs included in her ruling on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, according to Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67.
U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III Joins Harvard Graduate Students Union Picket Line
Standing in the pouring rain, United States Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Mass.) joined roughly 20 picketers to obstruct loading docks behind Harvard's Science Center Saturday morning.
Law School Professor Dershowitz May Join Trump’s Impeachment Defense Team
Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan M. Dershowitz may be added to President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment team to help with his legal defense during a potential forthcoming Senate trial, according to the New York Times.
Experts Say Harvard Internal Email About Grad Union Strike May Violate Labor Law
Harvard may have illegally asked some hiring managers to confirm with prospective teaching staff whether they plan to begin teaching on time next semester, potentially making their employment contingent on a promise not to remain on strike even if a contract is not reached by then, according to experts.
Harvard Students Occupy Admissions Office to Protest Tenure Decision, Demand Ethnic Studies Department
Roughly 50 Harvard students occupied Harvard’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid Thursday to demand the University create an ethnic studies department, arguing that Harvard must extend its commitment to diversity beyond race-conscious admissions.
Economics Remains Most Popular Concentration for Class of 2022
Economics maintained its position as the most popular concentration, with 612 undergraduate concentrators at the College this fall, according to the Director of the Office of Institutional Research Karen Pearce.
Bacow Says He Has Never Reversed a Tenure Decision in Response to García Peña Backlash
Amid controversy over the tenure denial of associate professor Lorgia García Peña, University President Lawrence S. Bacow said he has never reversed a tenure decision during his time at Harvard, nor did he as president of Tufts.
Harvard Scheduled First Bargaining Session with Grad Union A Week After Strike
After more than a week of picketing, Harvard and its graduate student union scheduled their first bargaining session since the strike began Wednesday — the meeting is set for Dec. 18.
As Pickets Continue, Some Student Workers Have Declined to Strike
As hundreds of graduate student union members and their supporters have cycled through picket lines across campus over the past week, some students have decided not to join their ranks.
Honor Council Reports Drop in Academic Violation Cases
Harvard College’s Honor Council saw a drop in the number of cases it heard during the 2018-2019 academic year, posting only 64 for the year in the annual report it released last week.
Khurana Says College Preparing For Strike Spilling Into Second Semester
Dean Khurana said Tuesday that his office is focused on “minimizing the disruptions” for College students in the event that the graduate student union’s strike continues through the beginning of next semester.
Throngs of Harvard Students Bare It All for Primal Scream
Masses of College students streaked around the perimeter of Harvard Yard at the stroke of midnight Monday as part of “Primal Scream,” a school tradition.
Hundreds of Ethnic Studies Scholars Sign Letters Condemning Prof’s Tenure Denial
Hundreds of ethnic studies scholars within and outside Harvard signed two letters condemning the University’s decision to deny tenure to Romance Languages and Literatures associate professor Lorgia García Peña.
Animal Rights Group Alleges Medical School Caused Primate Death, Violated Animal Welfare Act
An animal rights group alleges Harvard Medical School caused the death of an experimental primate and filed “fraudulent” reports with the United States Department of Agriculture, according to a federal complaint the group filed with the USDA Nov. 30.
HGSU and University Have Yet to Meet for Bargaining Session Since Start of Strike
More than a week after Harvard’s graduate students union began its indefinite strike, both University administrators and union negotiators have yet to schedule any new sessions to work toward a contract.
Title IX Disclosures Increase While Formal Complaints Remain Stagnant, Per Annual Report
Between the fiscal years 2017 and 2018, the rate at which Harvard affiliates disclosed harassment to the Title IX Office increased 56 percent. The jump from 2018 to 2019 was more moderate: While 416 students made disclosures in 2018, 500 did so a year later.
FAS Dean Gay Declares ‘Institutional Commitment’ to Ethnic Studies in Wake of Protests
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay emailed FAS affiliates Monday stating that she would support faculty who wanted to create an undergraduate concentration in ethnic studies and called for an “institutional commitment” to the discipline.