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Department of Education Considers Two College Rating Systems
The U.S. Department of Education is considering revising its controversial draft college rating system to create two systems instead of the one initially proposed.
Health Benefits Plan Will ‘Likely’ Change in Future, Committee Members Say
Members of the committee that recommended controversial changes to Harvard’s non-union health benefits plan said it will likely change in the future.
Faust Discusses Climate Change at Beijing's Tsinghua University
In a speech in Beijing Tuesday morning, University President Drew G. Faust reiterated her argument that universities can help combat climate change through their research endeavors.
In Beijing, Faust Talks Climate Change with Chinese President
University President Drew G. Faust met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and invited the Chinese leader to visit Harvard’s campus on a future trip to the United States.
Former Professor Files Federal Lawsuit in Response to Tenure Denial
The complaint—which names Harvard and the Harvard Corporation as defendants—reiterates several allegations that Harvard’s decision to deny her tenure violated federal anti-sex discrimination law Title IX.
Faust To Headline ‘Your Harvard’ Talk in Beijing
A week after visiting Selma, Ala., University President Drew G. Faust is set to appear in China on Sunday to “shar[e] her vision for the future” of Harvard with alumni in Beijing.
HUCTW Prepares for Upcoming Negotiations
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers held its first of more than 60 planned strategy meetings in preparation for contract negotiations scheduled for late March.
Faust Travels to Selma for 50th Anniversary of March
“No victory is absolute; we have to keep our eyes on the prize to hold on—even to the Voting Rights Act [of 1965] itself, which is being threatened and eroded at the same time we are celebrating its passage,” Faust said Friday at Memorial Church.
Law School Examined Peer Title IX Policies When Crafting Procedures
When a faculty committee at Harvard Law School convened to craft a new set of sexual harassment procedures for the school last fall, they examined existing processes at peer institutions, according to Law professor John Coates, who chaired the committee.
Federal Bill Would Regulate Colleges’ Handling of Sexual Assault
New federal legislation on sexual violence could change the way the University reports, advises, and assesses its approach to cases of alleged sexual violence.
University Benefits Committee Hosts Health Plan Info Session
The closed event, hosted at the Center for Workplace Development on Mount Auburn Street, featured a question-and-answer session with UBC affiliates.
Boston-Area Schools Differ in Snow Day Decisions
Despite shutting down operations three times this semester in what has been Boston’s second snowiest season on record, Harvard has remained open more often than some other area schools.
Deval Patrick Named 2015 Commencement Speaker
Patrick will address graduates and their families during the Afternoon Exercises of Commencement, which will take place in Tercentenary Theatre in Harvard Yard in May.
Project on China’s Energy Policy Receives Climate Change Solutions Grant
The Harvard China Project, a research program on China's environment and energy system based at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, plans to use grant money it received to conduct research on the future of renewable energy sources in China.
