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In Court, Harvard Attempts to Dismiss Sexual Harassment Case
Harvard’s lawyers made the case to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alyssa R. Leader ’15, who alleged widespread misconduct by Harvard administrators in handling her sexual harassment claims, in the first court meeting for the suit Friday.
Harvard Not Required to Divest from Fossil Fuels, Court Rules
Harvard University is not legally required to divest from the fossil fuel industry, a Massachusetts Appeals court ruled last week.
Columbia Returns -0.9 Percent with Narvekar, Next HMC Head
Incoming Harvard Management Company CEO N.P. Narvekar oversaw negative 0.9 percent returns on Columbia University’s investments during his last fiscal year on the job.
For Many Employees, Health Benefits Premiums Will Rise in 2017
Many of Harvard’s employees and faculty will see an average 7 percent hike in their healthcare premium costs in 2017.
An Eliot Evening
Just days before a proposed strike by Harvard University Dining workers, Eliot House residents dine on dessert. Harvard is stockpiling frozen foods in its dining halls ahead of a potential strike by Harvard’s dining services workers, according to workers stationed across the College’s dining halls.
With The Atlantic's Coates, Faust Discusses Slavery at Harvard
University President Drew G. Faust argued at a conference last week that universities have a responsibility to begin a public dialogue about the legacy of slavery on their campuses and in the United States.
Divinity School Dean Advocates for Peace at Morning Prayers
As live organ music filtered through Holden Chapel on Wednesday morning, about 50 attendees greeted the usher, accepted a program and hymnbook, and sat in silent contemplation, waiting for Morning Prayers to begin.
HLS Groups Blast Harvard for Contract Stalemate with its Dining Workers
15 student groups from Harvard Law School issued a statement on their website reproaching Harvard’s bargaining record with its dining service workers, characterizing the ongoing stalemate in HUDS’ most recent round of contract talks as a class and racial justice “struggle.”
Undergrads Uncertain About Unionization
Harvard’s undergraduate teaching assistants have hardly considered unionizing, let alone considered the implications of the NLRB ruling.
Endowment Could Face Low Returns, Experts Warn
Facing a stagnant global financial market, Harvard Management Company, the firm that oversees the University’s $37.6 billion investment pool, is bracing for potentially low returns for the 2016 fiscal year, according to University President Drew G. Faust and financial experts.
In HUDS Strike, University Fundraising Becomes Rallying Cry
When the Harvard University Dining Services workers announced earlier this month that they were considering a strike during their contract negotiations with the University, a now-familiar refrain emerged: If Harvard can invest and raise billions of dollars every year, why can’t it pay its workers more?
Harvard, Graduate Student Union Representatives Meet Officially Following NLRB Ruling
University labor representatives and graduate student union organizers did not create a formal neutral agreement during their first official meeting on Sept. 9, according to union spokesperson and Ph.D. student Jack M. Nicoludis.
GSAS Council Creates New Position
The Graduate Student Council voted to modify the council’s constitution to create a new at-large representative position for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in its first meeting of the year on Wednesday.
In Title IX Suit, Harvard Will Go To Court
Harvard will continue to fight a Title IX lawsuit which charges that the University reacted with “deliberate indifference” to an undergraduate’s sexual assault complaint, taking its arguments to federal court on September 21.
