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Harvard Yard To Remain Indefinitely Closed Amid Encampment
The University restricted Harvard Yard access to affiliates until further notice amid the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard, according to a Friday email obtained by The Crimson.
HUPD Chief Says Harvard Yard Encampment is Peaceful, Defends Students’ Right to Protest
Harvard University Police Chief Victor A. Clay defended the rights of pro-Palestinian protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and said the demonstration has remained peaceful in a Friday interview.
LIVE UPDATES: Day 3 of Harvard Yard Encampment
The encampment in Harvard Yard mounted by pro-Palestine student organizers entered its second day on Friday. Students are facing heightened risks of disciplinary action.
Majority of Harvard FAS Faculty Dispute Presence of ‘Systemic Antisemitism’ on Campus in Survey
Respondents to The Crimson’s annual survey of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences largely said they felt the University harbors neither systemic antisemitism nor systemic anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias.
Harvard Board of Overseers Candidates Question Lack of Transparency in Selection Process
When Tim S. Ritchie got a call from the Harvard Alumni Association last fall asking him to accept their nomination to run for the Board of Overseers, he had one question: “Why me?”
‘Appalling’: Keynote Speaker at Legacy of Slavery Symposium Calls for Faster Repatriation of Indigenous Remains
Tara Houska, a tribal attorney and activist who served as the keynote speaker during the second day of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Symposium, condemned the University’s continued possession of Indigenous objects and ancestral remains during an interview following the event.
Day 2 of Harvard Yard Encampment Faces Greater Threat of Disciplinary Action
As the encampment in Harvard Yard entered its second day, College administrators broke their silence on the demonstration, warning protesters that the encampment violated Harvard’s rules against erecting tents or tables in the Yard and threatening disciplinary action.
Harvard Islamic Studies Program X Account Reinstated After University Intervenes
The X account belonging to the Harvard Islamic Studies Program was reinstated on April 18 following a nearly two-month suspension after Harvard’s Office of General Counsel reached out to the legal office at X Corporation.
Dean Dunne Warns of ‘Disciplinary Consequences’ for Participants in Harvard Encampment
Harvard Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard is violating College policies in a Thursday email to undergraduates.
The State Legislature Is Considering an Endowment Tax. Experts Say It Could ‘Cripple’ Harvard
The Massachusetts state legislature is set to move ahead later this month with a university endowment tax bill that some experts described as potentially catastrophic for academic institutions like Harvard and MIT.
LIVE UPDATES: Day 2 of Harvard Yard Encampment
The encampment in Harvard Yard mounted by pro-Palestine student organizers entered its second day on Thursday. It remains unclear how the University will respond to the ongoing demonstration.
LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Protesters Begin Encampment in Harvard Yard
Pro-Palestine organizers began an encampment in Harvard Yard on Wednesday to protest the Monday suspension of the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and demand the University divest from Israel’s war in Gaza.
Harvard Yard Encampment Not Affiliated with PSC, Organizers Say
The organizers behind a pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard insisted that the demonstration was not organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a clarification that protesters made amid heightened concerns about the potential for disciplinary action against the PSC and its individual members.
Privacy Breach During School Committee Meeting Could Explain Delay in Greer Contract Talks
The Cambridge School Committee’s April 1 executive session was intended to be a highly confidential discussion about whether to extend embattled Superintendent Victoria L. Greer’s contract. Then, they noticed a parent on the call.
‘People Have Spoken’: Harvard Residential Advisors Vote Against Unionization
Both prospective units of the Harvard Union of Residential Advisors voted against unionization Wednesday, ending HURA’s year-long fight — including a two-months-long public campaign — to unionize Harvard’s residential tutors, proctors, and house aides.
Jury Finds CAMHS Employee Melanie Northrop Not Guilty of Negligence in 2015 Student Suicide
Melanie G. Northrop, a Harvard Counseling and Mental Health Services employee who served as the case manager for Luke Z. Tang ’18, was found not guilty of “negligence and carelessness” in her care for Tang, a student who died by suicide in 2015.
HUA Problem Solving Team Has Yet to Convene After 2 Weeks
Two weeks after the Harvard Undergraduate Association began the process of forming a problem solving team and indefinitely postponed all student referenda — including the College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel — the team still has not set a time for its first meeting.
Pro-Palestine Harvard Students Occupy Harvard Yard on First Day of Encampment
Pro-Palestine protesters established an encampment in Harvard Yard on Wednesday to protest the College’s suspension of the Palestine Solidarity Committee.
Pro-Palestine Encampment Represents First Major Test for Harvard President Alan Garber
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 faces the first major test of his tenure as dozens of pro-Palestine protesters establish an encampment in Harvard Yard, the first large-scale protest on campus since the fall semester.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Condemns Antisemitism at U.S. Colleges Amid Encampment at Harvard
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced “antisemitism on campuses in the United States” in a video statement released just hours after pro-Palestine Harvard students began staging an encampment in Harvard Yard on Wednesday.
Massachusetts ACLU Demands Harvard Reinstate PSC in Letter
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts challenged Harvard’s decision to suspend the Palestine Solidarity Committee in a Wednesday letter to Harvard University interim Vice President and General Counsel Eileen Finan.
‘A Joke’: Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Harvard Should Spend More on Legacy of Slavery Initiative
Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, slammed Harvard’s $100 million commitment to its Legacy of Slavery initiative as “a joke” during her keynote talk at a University symposium on Tuesday evening.
John Fetterman Endorses Mitt Romney To Become Harvard’s Next President
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) endorsed an unlikely candidate to serve as the 31st president of Harvard University: his colleague, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah).
HUPD Sees Surge in Trespassing Arrests Compared to Recent Years
The Harvard University Police Department is on track to far exceed the average yearly number of trespassing-related arrests on campus over the last three years.
Harvard College Dean Khurana Defends PSC Suspension, Rejects Accusations of Bias
Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana defended the decision to suspend the Palestine Solidarity Committee and rejected accusations that the action unfairly targeted pro-Palestine student activists in an interview on Tuesday.