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Door Mailboxes With The Salient
College

House Door Boxes Elicit Backlash Over Conservative Student Publication

Nearly 300 students wrote letters to Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana this month, protesting his decision to install mailboxes on student dorms in response to complaints from campus conservative publication the Harvard Salient about distribution restrictions.

April 1 Resist Fascism Protest
College

Harvard Places Palestine Solidarity Committee on Probation Over Tuesday HOOP Rally

Harvard College placed the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee on probation and banned the organization from hosting public events until July on Wednesday over actions at a Tuesday rally hosted by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine.

Sandel Speaks in Smith Campus Center
Student Groups

Our Harvard, DSO Hosts Michael Sandel for Group Discussion on Campus Culture

Roughly 40 Harvard students and affiliates gathered in the Smith Campus Center Tuesday evening to commemorate the launch of Our Harvard College, a newly-formed organization seeking to bridge communication gaps between students of different cultural backgrounds.

University Hall
College

Claybaugh, Deming Interviewed for College Dean Position As Search Nears Its Close

At least two candidates — Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh and Harvard Kennedy School professor David J. Deming — have interviewed to be the next Harvard College dean, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Dean Thomas Dunne
College

Dean of Students Addresses Immigration Fears in College-wide Email

Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas G. Dunne addressed student concerns over Harvard’s immigration enforcement policies in a Sunday email — the first College-wide email to explicitly address the rising number of immigration enforcement actions.

University Hall
College

FAS Committee Recommends Overhauled Disciplinary Appeals Process, More Faculty on Ad Board

A Faculty of Arts and Sciences committee recommended that Harvard College rework its process for appealing disciplinary sanctions and institute a minimum requirement for the number of tenure-track faculty who serve on the Administrative Board.

AFRO Meeting
House Life

AFRO Holds Discussion in Adams Dining Hall, Despite Warning to Organizer

Roughly 20 Harvard members of the African and African American Resistance Organization gathered in the Adams dining hall on Saturday to discuss campus policies and censorship — even after administrators warned a leader not to use House spaces for meetings.

Adams Inn
College

Adams House Resident Dean Issues Warning to Student Who Booked Room for AFRO Event

Adams House Resident Dean Charles “Chip” Lockwood issued a warning Friday evening to a student who reserved a room in Adams for a meeting of the African and African American Resistance Organization, an unrecognized student group.

Khurana-Interview
Student Groups

Harvard’s Resources Should Be Restricted From Unrecognized Groups, College Dean Says

Outgoing Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said unrecognized student groups — which include the majority of pro-Palestine protest groups on campus — are not allowed to use campus resources in a Tuesday interview with The Crimson.

College Dean Rakesh Khurana
College Administration

Khurana Says Harvard is Preparing for Possible Federal Funding Cuts

Following the Trump administration’s decision to cut $400 million in government grants to Columbia University, Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said top administrators are planning for the possibility that Harvard may be next.

Rabbi Getzel Davis at Vigil
College Administration

Longtime Campus Rabbi Getzel Davis Resigns From Harvard Hillel

Campus Rabbi Getzel Davis suddenly left Harvard Hillel after 13 years at the organization, surprising students in Hillel, who were not aware of his departure until it was announced in a Monday morning email.

Harvard International Office
Student Life

As Trump Floats New Travel Restrictions, International Students Look for Guidance from Harvard

One day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to deport students who broke the law during pro-Palestine protests, leaders of the Woodbridge International Society asked the Harvard International Office for clarity on how the order might impact students at Harvard.

Protesters Hold Palestinian Flag Outside University Hall
College Administration

Librarian Who Removed Chabad Poster Is No Longer Employed at Harvard

Former Radcliffe Institute librarian Jonathan S. Tuttle is no longer employed at Harvard after he was filmed tearing down a poster showing the faces of Israeli hostages during a Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine rally on March 3, a University spokesperson confirmed Sunday.

Protest Policies Graphic
College

Free Speech, Punishable Conduct: As Harvard Clarifies Protest Policies, Some Lines Remain Blurred

Harvard has adopted a slew of new protest and conduct policies over the past year. According to more than a dozen First Amendment and academic freedom experts, the rules remain heavily dependent on context — and sometimes vague.

Rakesh Khurana Interview 2
College

Khurana Says He Will Focus on ‘Recentering Academics’ in Last Semester as College Dean

College Dean Rakesh Khurana said in a Friday interview that “recentering academics” will be one of his top priorities in his last semester in the position.

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