College Administration
One Weekend in the Woods: How the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Ran Afoul of Harvard’s New Hazing Policies
Harvard suspended the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra last week under newly tightened hazing policies. What led the College to decide the HRO had crossed a line?
David Deming Tries To Be Straightforward. His New Job Is Anything But.
David Deming assumed the Harvard College deanship in July. Colleagues say he takes a forthright approach to challenges — a skill that he might need to lean on as the College struggles to adapt to new federal policies.
College Suspends Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra After Hazing Investigation
The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra was suspended by Harvard College for the rest of the fall semester as the result of an investigation into alleged hazing.
LGBTQ Student Groups Host Funeral To Mourn QuOffice Closure
Two LGBTQ student groups — the Harvard Undergraduate Queer Advocates and the Queer Students Association — gathered in Cambridge Common this Friday to mourn the recently closed Office of BGLTQ Student Life.
HUA Funds Brain Break and Headshots, Tightens Club Funding Rules at Second General Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association convened for its second general assembly meeting to hold the administration’s first policy votes and discuss updates to the HUA Finance Guidelines.
Before Leading Harvard College, David Deming Had a Lot to Say About Its Admissions Policies
Prior to stepping into the role of Harvard College dean in July, David J. Deming was a vocal scholar on elite institutions’ admissions processes, investigating how legacy preferences, athletic recruitment, and testing policies benefit wealthier students in admission to Ivy League schools like Harvard.
Harvard Scrutinizes Student Group Activities Under New Hazing Policy
After the federal government enacted an anti-hazing law late last year, Harvard College stepped up its enforcement of hazing policies — and launched at least one investigation into a student organization.
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions
By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.
After Killing of Charlie Kirk, Harvard College Dean Deming Vows to Protect Conservative Students
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming condemned the murder of Charlie Kirk and pledged to protect conservative undergraduates on campus at a gathering of Republican and right-leaning student groups on Friday.
‘Basic Questions,’ Unanswered: Inside Harvard College’s Rapid Diversity Office Dismantling
Few details were finalized when Harvard College Dean David J. Deming informed staff on July 23 of plans to shutter the College’s Women’s Center, Office for BGLTQ Student Life, and Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.
Currier House Faculty Deans To Step Down at End of Academic Year
Currier House Faculty Deans Sylvia I. Barrett and Latanya A. Sweeney, the first LGBTQ couple of color to lead a House, will step down at the end of the academic year after 10 years in the position.
Harvard College Disciplinary Cases Tripled in 2023-24 Amid Pro-Palestine Protest Wave
Harvard College’s disciplinary review board tripled its case load during the 2023-24 academic year, calling 90 students to appear for non-academic behavior, according to a report released over the summer.
HUA to Accept Direct Donations After $10K Gift From Alum
After a $10,000 donation from former Undergraduate Council member Ian T. Simmons ’98-’00, the Harvard Undergraduate Association will accept direct donations for club funding.
Deming Puts Positive Spin on Harvard College Diversity Office Closures, but Acknowledges Outside Pressure
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming told students that the College can no longer host programming targeted at specific races or identity groups during a presentation to Peer Advising Fellows last week — telling attendees he assumed they already understood why the change was necessary.
At Harvard Convocation, College Dean David Deming Tells Freshmen to Prepare for AI Age
In his inaugural convocation address, Harvard College Dean David J. Deming told incoming freshmen they were living through a “unique moment in history” — though not focusing on reasons members of the audience had anticipated.
