College Administration
Honor Proposal Would Catch Harvard Up, Incrementally, With the Times
While some members of the committee that drafted the proposal acknowledge its limited scope, they maintain that changes to Harvard’s disciplinary process must be incremental to be effective.
Getting Better
Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons forces students to deal with new health care providers, a job, and loneliness, but those who have gone through it often said they were better for doing so.
In Light of Honor Code Proposal, Working Group Discusses Integrity Conversations
The ad hoc group is working to identify possible points during the undergraduate experience to start conversations about academic integrity.
Ellison To Depart Harvard for Chicago This Summer
Ellison, the administrator who helped oversee the adjudication of last year’s Government 1310 cheating scandal, will leave Harvard this summer to become the dean of students in the college at the University of Chicago.
Sharon Howell, Longtime Adams Resident Dean, Will Depart at Year’s End
Sharon L. Howell, longtime Adams House resident dean, will depart Harvard this summer.
With Pressures from Administration, InstaNomz Closes Doors
After a conflict with the Office of Student Life, the student founders of the food delivery start-up will seek to expand their business to other schools.
Faust Says University Has Submitted Revised Sexual Assault Policy
At an open forum sponsored by the Undergraduate Council Thursday, University President Drew G. Faust announced that Harvard had submitted in recent weeks a revised sexual assault policy.
UC To Ask College To Pay for Summer Storage in Renovated Houses
The Undergraduate Council called on College administrators to cover summer storage costs for students during their weekly meeting.
2012-2013 Ad Board Stats Reflect Three-Fold Spike in Academic Dishonesty Cases
According to the statistics, 97 students involved in academic integrity cases were required to withdraw in 2012-2013, the year that saw Harvard’s largest cheating investigation in recent memory.
Undergraduates Challenge College’s Sexual Assault Policy Under Title IX
Two people, including at least one member of the student activist campaign Our Harvard Can Do Better, have filed a complaint against Harvard with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging that the College’s sexual assault policies violate Title IX.
Pfister Confirms Plans for Faculty Vote on Gender-Neutral Housing Policy
A change to the College’s gender-neutral housing policy will likely come before the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in May as part of a vote on changes to the Harvard College Handbook for Students, Interim Dean of the College Donald H. Pfister confirmed Friday.
Despite Support, Smith Says University Will Not Fund UC Budget Increase this Year
Following a meeting Monday with Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, top Undergraduate Council leaders said that their request for a 50 percent increase in funding for student activities this year from the University was denied, even as Smith voiced support for their efforts and discussed funding possibilities for the future.
The Veritas Project: The Story Behind Dean Pfister’s Fungi
In the first instalment of The Veritas Project, Bessie X. Zhang '17 finds out why Pfister loves his fungi.
For Cabot Master, Deanship Will Be a Balancing Act
When Cabot House Co-Master Rakesh Khurana becomes the College’s top administrator on July 1, he will be at the helm of both the Quad House he calls home and Harvard’s flagship school.
Pfister Wants You For His Book Club
It’s official: the College’s top administrator has started a book club.