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Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds, and University President Drew G. Faust discuss social "common spaces" and secondary fields in Sever Hall on Sunday night, in an open panel discussion led by the Undergraduate Council.
Low Response to Cheating Survey
The College’s academic integrity survey conducted last year received too few responses to provide productive data to help administrators address cheating on campus.
Student Role on Assault Delayed
Although the University had recently appointed student representatives to a special committee to review the sexual misconduct policies of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, it has now decided to postpone soliciting student input in this process.
Faculty Notebook: Parliamentarians and All That Jazz
Harvard faculty continue to look nervously at snacks that disappeared from faculty meetings in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Harvard College Says Farewell to Dean McLoughlin
Nearly 100 members of the Harvard community gathered in the Queen’s Head Pub last night to give their thanks to former Associate Dean Paul J. McLoughlin II, who announced his resignation this summer.
College To Remove Signatures from Freshman Kindness Pledge
Following controversy surrounding the decision to display students’ signatures on a new freshmen values pledge, the College will remove the signatures from the base of the documents before hanging them in freshman entryways.
Paul McLoughlin, Hammonds Adviser, Leaves for BC
When Paul J. McLoughlin II came to Harvard as a counselor in the Office of Career Services, he was, at 26, just a few years older than some of the students he advised.
Harvard College To Switch Email Provider To Gmail
By the middle of August, Gmail will replace the webmail client currently designated for most undergraduate email accounts but used by a fraction of those students.
Incoming Freshman Dies After Falling
Mehdy Hazheer, a member of the Class of 2015, died on Sunday after falling from a wall he had climbed.
Off Campus, Harvard Goes Greek
Despite Harvard’s unusual situation—in which the administration refuses to recognize what it terms a “discriminatory” culture—Harvard is part of a national trend of expanding Greek life on college campuses.
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A graph illustrating the amount of money, in millions, spent by the six universities represented.
Facing Crime on Campus
The University experienced 10 robberies on or near campus between Oct. 30 and Nov. 21—eight of which took place in the first two weeks.
Shot after Shot: Harvard's Drinking Problem
While the College has enacted policies that more explicitly restrict alcohol consumption, it has also taken a more active stance this year in attempting to influence students’ drinking behaviors.
Old Quincy: A Test Project
Come 2013, when the first stage of a series of renovations across the Houses is complete, gone will be the walk-through room setup and cramped quarters that plague so many inhabitants of Old Quincy.
Discovering Harvard's Changing Social Fabric
During the Class of 1961's time at Harvard, the College began a number of programs aiming to increase the diversity of the traditionally white, New England-centered student body.
