Harvard Yard
On Eve of Pay Cuts, Unions Urge Harvard to Extend Paid Leave For Contracted Workers
More than 30 Harvard workers and supporters called for contracted employees idled by the pandemic to receive paid leave in the spring during a socially-distanced rally in Harvard Yard Thursday.
Harvard Yard in 1900s
During the Spanish Influenza of 1918, University President Abbott Lawrence Lowell made the controversial decision to keep classes in session.
Old Image of Harvard Yard
In an old photograph of Harvard Yard, University Hall and various First-year Dorms can be observed.
Matthews Hall
Matthews Hall is a first-year dorm located in the heart of Harvard Yard, known for its distinctive entrance arches.
Students walking in Harvard Yard
On most days during the school year, Harvard Yard is bustling with students and tourists, rendering it quite challenging to avoid coming with six feet of another person.
Harvard Yard
University Hall, home to the offices of multiple College administrators, sits in Harvard Yard.
Reorientation Protest Harvard Yard
After hosting a demonstration in the Science Center Lobby, various student groups marched toward the John Harvard Statue to commence the Reorientation Rally.
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.
Primal Scream
On rainy Monday night, a large number of students gathered in the Harvard Yard for Primal Scream, a biannual tradition where students run naked around the Yard before finals begin.
Divest Activists and HGSU Rally in Harvard Yard for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Divest Harvard hosted a rally to push for fossil fuel divestment in coordination with picketers from Harvard’s graduate student union.
Emerson Hall Fire
Cambridge firefighters douse the flames in Emerson Hall after smoke started pouring out of the building around noon on Friday.
Crowd at the Walkout
Harvard affiliates gathered at Memorial Church Monday afternoon to show support for immigrants at the Walk Out to #DefendDACA ahead of the Supreme Court hearing a case which will determine the fate of the DACA program.
Dean for Students Fidencio Saldaña
Harvard Medical School Dean for Students Fidencio Saldaña spoke about the ways Harvard Medical School supports undocumented students during a walkout in support of DACA recipients Monday afternoon at Memorial Church.
Harvard Yard
A pedestrian walks through Harvard Yard in front of Sever Hall on a November morning.
Houghton Library Construction Sign
A construction mitigation sign hangs on a fence outside the Houghton Library construction site in Harvard Yard.
Native Americans at Harvard College Celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day
Undergraduate group Native Americans at Harvard College hosted an Indigenous Peoples’ Day event Monday, celebrating native cultures and petitioning Harvard administrators to solely accept Indigenous Peoples' Day as the official University holiday and cease recognition of Columbus Day.
University Hall
The Harvard Undergraduate BGLTQ Business Society disinvited tech company Palantir from speaking at one of their events following student outcry abut the company's contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.