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45 Students Win Seats on Undergraduate Council
Forty-five students were elected to the Undergraduate Council in the highest-turnout election in recent years, the UC Election Commission announced Friday. This year’s election saw 2,149 voters, a significant increase from the 1,885 ballots cast in 2018 and 1,454 votes in 2017.
Harvard Democrats Back Student Groups for Presidential Candidates
As the Democratic primary race heats up across the country, various groups supporting individual campaigns have begun to crop up on campus, each seeking to differentiate the candidates from the wide field and gain supporters.
Responding to a ‘Crisis in the Humanities,’ Harvard History Dept. Rebrands
Most notably, this fall the department rolled out a new series of “foundations” courses geared toward freshmen and students outside the concentration, including those attempting to fulfill the General Education program’s new Social Sciences distributional requirement.
Khurana Stresses Importance of Free Speech in Current Political Climate
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said in a Wednesday interview he believes Harvard students should keep in mind the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ free speech policy as they air dissenting opinions and plan on-campus protests.
Harvard Outlines Free Speech Policy Mandating Moderators for Controversial Speakers
The new section of the guidebook states that groups bringing high-profile, controversial, or “VIP” guests to campus must notify the DSO at least a month in advance, and that a moderator may need to attend events if the DSO finds it necessary or if a group requests one.
Harvard President Bacow Joins Hundreds of Universities in Letters Supporting Immigration Rights
Harvard’s decision to sign these letters comes as Bacow has been particularly vocal in his opposition to Trump Administration immigration policies.
Lowell House Sustainability
A Harvard student reads a panel documenting the energy consumption of different rooms in Lowell House.
Harvard College to Study Joint Concentrations
Administrators plan to convene a student-faculty group to review and possibly change the system, according to Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda J. Claybaugh.
Leverett Resident Dean to Depart Mid-Year
Leverett House Resident Dean Bilal A. Malik will step down from his post at the end of this semester.
Title IX Office
Title IX requires students to take an online training every year, which reviews the resources provided by the department.
Top Harvard Administrators Join Lowell House Senior Common Room
Lowell House welcomed 49 new members — including former University President Drew G. Faust and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay — to its Senior Common Room this fall.
Andrew Yang Rally #2
Waving "Yang Gang" signs, supporters of American Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang gathered in the Cambridge Commons Monday.
Andrew Yang Rally
Andrew Yang, a Democratic presidential candidate, gave a speech to supporters at the Cambridge Commons on Monday evening.
Andrew Yang Rally #4
The "Yang Gang," a term coined to refer to Andrew Yang's supporters, sported "MATH" hats at the Yang rally on Monday evening.
Andrew Yang Rally #3
Andrew Yang spent the evening rallying his supporters with a speech on his future plans for the nation's economy.
