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Harvard Detects Network Intrusion, Recommends Password Changes
University Chief Information Officer Anne H. Margulies wrote in an email that some users’ passwords for HarvardKey, the University’s new online login system that rolled out last academic year, may have been exposed.
HUIT Sees No Evidence of Wide-Ranging Wi-Fi Disruptions
While students said they have noticed sporadic Wi-Fi disconnections in recent weeks which have caused concern, the Harvard University Information Technology office has seen no evidence of wide-ranging disruptions.
Wifi Woes
A student’s computer displays an error message while trying to connect to the internet in an upperclassmen house. Students have complained of W-Fi disconnections and outages on campus over the past few weeks.
In Response to UC, HUIT Clarifies HarvardKey Deadline
After the Undergraduate Council called on Harvard University Information Technology to extend a deadline for switching to HarvardKey, the University’s new online authentication system, HUIT clarified Monday that College students have until June 1, not April 20, to register.
HUIT and HarvardKey
Students work in the HUIT Walk-in Help Center in the Science Center basement as a notice about the HarvardKey authentication system flashes onscreen.
UC Calls on HUIT to Extend HarvardKey Deadline
After a contentious debate, the Undergraduate Council sent a letter Sunday calling on Harvard University Information Technology to extend the deadline for undergraduates to sign up for HarvardKey.
HarvardKey: An Eagerly Anticipated Wait
No more counting down the days and hours (we know, we know, it was eagerly anticipated) until changes are finally made to the Harvard PIN system login screen, because the much-anticipated date of September 22 is finally almost here. Or so we thought.
Harvard Can't Fully Prevent Future Cyber Attacks, Experts Say
According to experts in cyber security, there may be nothing that Harvard and institutions like it can do to fully protect themselves from future attacks from hackers.
Institute of Politics Website Hacked
The hack coincided with a busy day for the IOP: the release of its biannual millennial poll.
Widespread Campus Internet Outages Resolved
HUIT issued an alert on its website about the outages, which it said began at 10:30 a.m., at around 11 a.m. Friday.
Rebooting the Harvard Computer Society
The Harvard Computer Society—the five-person group that manages more than 7,000 student mailing lists—is finalizing a transition from on-campus servers to the cloud.
Tech Hub in Science Center To Close by Oct. 31
University Chief Information Officer Anne Margulies detailed the decision to employees in an email last Wednesday and also spoke to TPS employees in person.
Student Billing System To Roll Out in November
The creation of this student system is one of the first steps of a larger effort to centralize existing web systems and make it easier to pay bills, submit study cards, and register online.
HUIT Team Charged with Developing Student Information System Seeks Feedback
A team of Harvard IT staff tasked by the Registrar’s Office to develop the Student Information System, a new online platform for course planning and registration slated to launch for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the fall of 2015, has been meeting with students and faculty members to explain its vision for the system and gain feedback from future users.
Canvas To Replace iSites as Course Platform
Canvas, a web interface currently piloted by dozens of Harvard courses, will replace iSites as the University’s platform for course websites by the 2016-17 academic year.
UC Emergency Laptop Program To the Rescue
No more all-nighters in the windowless concrete of the Science Center's computer lab just because your computer died.
Hackers Target University Data
A team of hackers protesting the state of modern higher education has released data mined from the servers of Harvard and at least 100 other major universities.
The New my.harvard
Students logging onto their my.harvard accounts will soon be greeted with a new but familiar sight.
HUIT Redesign Poll is Up and Running
The results of Harvard University Information Technology's redesign contest are in, and students now have the opportunity to vote for their favorite design.
HUIT Unification Continues
Nearly a dozen unification projects are still in the works nine months after Harvard announced the creation of Harvard University Information Technology and are projected for completion by the end of this academic year, according to Anne H. Margulies, University chief information officer.
Faculty Cancel Controversial Summer School Instructor's Courses, Debate Reaction to 'Occupy'
At Tuesday's Faculty Meeting, faculty members challenged the University's response to Occupy Harvard and voted to remove two summer economics courses taught by controversial Indian politician Subramanian Swamy from the course catalog.