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Graduate Student Council Discusses Career Development, Union Negotiations At First Meeting of Semester
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’s Graduate Student Council discussed advocacy projects, career development, and the aftermath of the graduate student union strike at its first open meeting of the semester Wednesday evening.
University Housing Rent to Rise in 2020-2021 Year
Rent for University-owned apartments will increase by an average of one percent for the 2020-2021 academic year, Harvard University Housing announced Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Harvard Grad Union Strike Causes Delivery Delays Across Campus
Mail and package deliveries across the University were disrupted Wednesday and Thursday by the graduate student union strike, which will enter its fourth day Friday.
Harvard Departments Check Grad Student Strike Status, Prompting Union Backlash
Several academic departments across the University emailed graduate student teaching staff asking whether they are participating in the graduate student union’s strike this week, prompting anger among union members.
Harvard Ethnic Studies Coalition and Grad Student Union Rally Together in Protest of Prof’s Tenure Denial
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates crowded on the steps of Widener Library Thursday to protest the decision to deny Romance Languages and Literatures associate professor Lorgia García Peña tenure and demand an ethnic studies program.
Financial Aid, Graduate Fellowships Top Fundraising Priorities, Harvard VP Says
Harvard has focused its fundraising on student financial aid, securing graduate fellowships, and continuing development in Allston, University Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development Brian K. Lee said in an interview Wednesday.
Wintry Lehman Hall
Harvard's Graduate Student Council met in Lehman Hall to discuss a mental health survey and intramural sports.
Local and Intl. Student Unions Take to Picket Line, Social Media in Support of Harvard Grad Union
Members of academic unions worldwide have thrown their support behind Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers this week as they began their strike Tuesday.
GSAS Student Council Discuss Mental Health Issues, GSAS Athletic Opportunities
Nearly a quarter of surveyed doctoral students across the University are at risk for moderate to severe depression and anxiety, two Harvard College Institutional Research representatives reported at the Graduate Student Council’s meeting Wednesday.
GSAS Launches Effort to Reform Advising
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Emma Dench announced the launch of the GSAS-wide Advising Project in a Nov. 26 email to GSAS graduate students.
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The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences launched an advising initiative last week and has invited students to share their experiences with advising.
Grad Council Meeting
Graduate Student Council gathers for a meeting in the Barker Center Monday evening.
More Than Half of Grad Student Survey Respondents Report Discrimination
More than half of respondents to a graduate student survey on discrimination and harassment reported they have experienced discrimination at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, GSAS Student Council members said Wednesday.
Cambridge City Council Reiterates Support for Harvard Grad Union Contact
The Cambridge City Council unanimously voted — for the second time — to support Harvard’s graduate student union in its efforts to reach an agreement with Harvard, this time making its demands more urgent.
Facing Appointment Caps and Fees, Some Graduate Students Call for an Insurance Plan Overhaul
Under Harvard’s Student Health Insurance Plan — which covers more than 10,000 graduate students, 2,600 undergraduates, and 600 dependents — specialist consultations are capped at a level some students say forces them to make hard choices about their physical and mental healthcare.
Union, Harvard Reach New Agreements as Strike Authorization Vote Continues
Harvard and its graduate student union tentatively agreed on two new contract provisions Thursday in the first bargaining session since union members began voting on whether to authorize a strike over a lack of progress in negotiations.
Arts and Humanities Affiliates Discuss Inclusion In Wake of ‘Hateful’ Message Sent to Faculty Member
Dean of Arts and Humanities Robin E. Kelsey held a town hall Tuesday to discuss inclusion and belonging, and update division affiliates on the investigation into a “hateful” message delivered to a Harvard faculty member last month.
Harvard Grad Students to Begin Voting on Strike Authorization
Graduate students across the University will begin voting Tuesday whether to authorize a student worker strike, marking an escalation in the negotiation process that began exactly one year ago.
UC Supports Grad Union Strike Authorization Vote
The Undergraduate Council endorsed the graduate student union’s strike authorization vote and other initiatives at its Monday afternoon meeting.
As Grad Union Vows to Authorize Strike, Organizers Rally for Support
The vote — which is expected to begin Oct. 15 on Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers’ one year anniversary of bargaining with the University — will require two thirds of voting members’ support in order to allow the negotiating committee to call for a strike if it deems necessary.
Harvard Advises Faculty to Prepare after Union Moves to Vote for Strike Authorization
Associate Provost Doreen Koretz and University Director of Labor and Employee Relations Paul R. Curran wrote in an email to faculty Tuesday that it is “critical” that faculty begin to plan for how they would teach in the event of a strike.