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Clerical, Technical Workers Grow Frustrated Over Yearlong Contract Negotiations with Harvard
As negotiations between Harvard’s clerical and technical union and the University pass their one-year mark, union employees have now gone more than a year and a half without a pay raise. The slow pace of negotiations has caused frustrations to mount within the union.
Former NAACP President Condemns Black Man’s 2018 Death as Modern-Day Lynching at Kennedy School Talk
Roughly 70 Harvard affiliates gathered at Harvard Kennedy School Wednesday for a panel on modern-day lynching and racialized violence, centering around the 2018 death of William A. “Willie” Jones Jr.
Harvard Kennedy School Receives $15M for Indigenous Governance and Development Program
The Harvard Kennedy School received more than $15 million to fund an expansion of the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, the school announced in a Tuesday press release.
Technology Experts Discuss Role of AI in Democracy at Harvard Kennedy School Talk
Former South Korean business minister Young-sun Park and social media CEO Will Hohyon Ryu discussed potential applications of artificial intelligence to democracy during a talk at Harvard Kennedy School Tuesday.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Allocates $5K to Senior Week Festivities
The Harvard Undergraduate Association voted to allocate $5,000 to Senior Week in its weekly meeting Monday.
A Red Carpet Affair: Harvard Athletics Honors 50th Anniversary of Title IX
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Harvard Athletics has showcased the achievements of Harvard female student-athletes, past and present, through a season’s worth of programming.
‘Not Too Much to Ask’: Harvard Undergrad Workers Rally for a Union After University Denies Recognition
More than 40 students, staff, and supporters rallied in Harvard Yard Friday in support of unionizing undergraduate workers after the University rejected the campaign’s request for voluntary recognition April 7.
Artist Profile: Claire J. Saffitz ’09 on Bread, Butter, and the Roads Less Traveled
Looking back on her career, over a decade after she was one of countless black caps lining the Yard for Harvard Commencement, Saffitz seems to have made the right choice.
Harvard President Bacow Demands Immigration Reform in Keynote Speech at Higher Ed Conference
WASHINGTON — Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow urged fellow university presidents to demand immigration reform during a Friday speech at the American Council on Education’s annual gathering.
Amid FAS Dean Search, Divest Harvard Demands New Dean Reject Fossil Fuel Funding
Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard, a student climate advocacy organization, released a letter calling on Harvard to select a Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean who will restrict the influence of the fossil fuel industry on academic research.
Harvard Science Center Plaza Evacuated for Suspicious Package, Later Deemed Safe
Harvard’s Science Center Plaza and parts of the neighboring Science Center were evacuated by the Harvard University Police Department Thursday afternoon following the discovery of a suspicious bag, though the bag was subsequently deemed safe and no explosion was reported.
More than 70 Harvard Faculty Form Council on Academic Freedom, Co-Led by Steven Pinker
A group of more than 70 Harvard professors co-led by Psychology professor Steven A. Pinker has formed the Council for Academic Freedom at Harvard — an initiative to promote ideals of free speech and inquiry.
‘Not Just Pointing a Camera’: Behind the Broadcasting of Harvard Sports Games
Today, nearly every Harvard varsity sports home game is televised and streamed on screens around the world — but it wasn’t always this way.
Harvard Students Launch Second Petition to Designate Election Day a University Holiday
A student petition calling on Harvard administrators to designate federal Election Day a University-wide holiday has garnered more than 380 signatures as of Wednesday night.
Assets to Axes: How Harvard’s Land Investments Inspired Fear in Brazil’s Cerrado
Although the full extent of HMC’s former landholdings remain concealed behind a complex web of private equity firms, associated subsidiary companies and investment partners, what is clear is that HMC’s purchases contributed to a climate of anxiety, fear, and strain on Brazilian subsistence farmers.
MGB Housestaff File for Official Union Election After Hospital System Declines to Recognize Union
Residents and fellows at Mass General Brigham filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on April 4 after their request for voluntary recognition was denied the day prior.
After HUFPI Financial Mismanagement Claims, Harvard DSO to Audit Student Org System
Months after allegations of financial mismanagement in a Harvard student organization, the Dean of Students Office is set to conduct an audit of Harvard independent student organizations in conjunction with Harvard’s risk management office.
Journalist Mary Louise Kelly ’93 to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day
Mary Louise Kelly ’93, the co-host of NPR’s flagship news program All Things Considered, will speak at the second annual Harvard Alumni Day event in June, the University announced Monday afternoon.
Claudine Gay Presidential Inauguration Set for Late September
Harvard University President-elect Claudine Gay will be inaugurated in a ceremony steeped in tradition in Tercentenary Theatre on Sept. 29, the Office of the University Marshal announced Monday.
Harvard Provost Garber Says ‘No Announcement is Imminent’ in FAS Dean Search
Two months after Harvard launched the search for the next dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 said during an interview on Thursday that the process is “well underway,” but “no announcement is imminent.”
‘Best Day of My Life’: Harvard College Class of 2027 Admits Celebrate Acceptances
On March 31, 1,220 applicants to Harvard College opened their admissions portals to confetti and the word “Congratulations!” — an official welcome to the Class of 2027.
Who the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Want as Harvard’s Most Powerful Dean
As Claudine Gay prepares to move from her station in University Hall to the president’s office across Harvard Yard, one of her most important tasks will be to select her own successor as the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. With the search now in motion, several FAS professors spoke with The Crimson about their hopes for the successor to Harvard’s most powerful dean.
Michelle Yeoh and Sanjay Gupta to Headline Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School Class Days
Academy Award-winning actress Michelle Yeoh will serve as Harvard Law School’s 2023 Class Day speaker, the school announced Wednesday. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta will speak at Harvard Medical School’s festivities.
Lena Chen’s Intimate Internet
In the intimacy of Chen’s performance art, I see the nascent question of what desire, care, and closeness can look like in an increasingly online world. Chen is an artist who speaks into the future: the future of sex, the future of technology, the future that implicates everyone interacting on the internet.
Harvard Student Groups, Alumni, Deans Condemn Leverett House ‘Swatting’ Attack
Harvard students, administrators, and alumni condemned Monday’s early morning “swatting” attack, which saw at least five Harvard University Police Department officers enter a Leverett House suite with riot gear and assault rifles.