Gender and Sexuality
In Short Supply: Women in the Economics Department
Many graduate students and faculty applaud these efforts for adding needed diversity to the department and improving departmental climate, some female department affiliates say it remains a challenge to constitute a minority in their field.
Business School to Update Title IX Training Modules
Harvard Business School has updated its Title IX training modules on sexual harassment amid criticisms of the trainings.
New OSAPR Director Named, Ending Nearly Yearlong Vacancy
Pierre R. Berastaín Ojeda ’10 has been appointed the director of the Office for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, the University announced Monday.
Faculty Diversity Report Shows Uneven Growth Across Graduate Schools
A University-wide report tracking the growth of faculty gender and racial diversity across Harvard’s individual schools shows some progress over the past decade.
After ‘Shitty Architecture Men,’ GSD Students Hang Banners Against Misconduct
Design School students hung banners denouncing sexual misconduct in the school’s main workspace last week after the circulation of a spreadsheet accusing affiliates of misconduct.
Design School To Hire Diversity Admin Following Misconduct Allegations
The Design School has “made plans” to hire a diversity and inclusion officer following allegations of sexual misconduct against more than a dozen school affiliates.
Math Dept Hires 2nd-Ever Female Tenured Prof, Ending Six-Year Drought
Harvard’s Math Department has hired a woman as a senior professor for the second time in its history, ending a six-year streak in which the department boasted not a single woman of that rank.
News Analysis: #MeToo Reaches Harvard
When recent allegations of sexual harassment against a prominent Government professor surfaced last month, Harvard saw the direct effects of the #MeToo movement for the first time.
Diversity Task Force Chooses New Lyrics for Alma Mater
The lyrics, which previously read “till the stock of the Puritans die,” will now read “till the stars in the firmament die.”
University-Wide Diversity Task Force Releases Final Report
The report, the final product of the 55-member Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging, asks Harvard to “become its best self” via eight concrete recommendations.
HLS Makes Gender Neutral Bathroom More Accessible After Concern
Lambda, the BGLTQ organization for Harvard law students, and the Queer and Trans People of Color organization brought the issue of restricted access to gender neutral bathrooms to administrators last fall.
Women’s Center, Student Groups Host Twelfth Annual Women’s Week
The twelfth annual Women’s Week including events ranging from “Unlearning the Language of Misogyny” to “Making Gender and Music."
College Working to Debut Gender-Neutral Housing for Freshmen
The College is working to debut a gender-neutral housing option for first-year students starting next year with the Class of 2022.
