Front Feature
Lamont, Cabot Libraries Introduce Self-Checkout
The two machines—one at each location—stand near the circulation desks at both libraries.
Beyond The Silver Screen
As the Ivy League Digital Network eyes expansion in its second year, a question has arisen: how does the network balance its revenue-bearing identity with its self-prescribed objective of increasing student viewership?
Cabot Library Renovations To Begin as Early as Fall 2015
Greenhouse Cafe will be combined with the library as collaborative spaces replace books.
Title IX Office Hires Temporary Help as Posts Remain Vacant
Administrators are interviewing candidates to fill two remaining positions in the new central office charged with investigating sexual harassment complaints.
Harvard Likely To Offer Concentration in ‘Theater, Dance, and Media’
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is likely to adopt a new concentration in “Theater, Dance, and Media” to begin enrolling undergraduates in fall 2015, University officials announced on Monday.
Football Survives Late Push by Lafayette
Two big plays from junior receiver Andrew Fischer and one from junior running back Paul Stanton have the Harvard football team up 17-0 over Lafayette at halftime.
Albanian Prime Minister Calls for Balkan Unity
Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania, drew attention to the need for modernization in the Balkan countries and addressed a recent Albania-Serbia soccer game incident at a John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Thursday night.
Rebooting the Harvard Computer Society
The Harvard Computer Society—the five-person group that manages more than 7,000 student mailing lists—is finalizing a transition from on-campus servers to the cloud.
A Man on a Mission
Rakesh Khurana, a scholar of leadership and organizations, crossed the Charles River to the College to rearticulate its purpose and retool the workings of its administration.
Law School Profs Condemn New Sexual Harassment Policy
Twenty-eight Law School professors called for Harvard to withdraw its newly installed sexual harassment policy in a pointed open letter published on Tuesday night.
Football Pulls Away in Second Half to Remain Undefeated
Buoyed by strong defensive play all game long that held the Big Red scoreless for 56 minutes, Harvard ultimately had enough to overcome its early struggles and earn its second conference victory of the season.
Eldo Kim Charged in Bomb Threat Case, Unlikely To Get Jail Time
The U.S. Attorney asked Friday that the court defer prosecuting Kim for 18 months, while he takes part in a pretrial diversion program.
A Day in the Life: Mark Mauriello
It’s a typical Saturday night for Mauriello, one of the stars of Diane Paulus’s “The Donkey Show.” It starts at the American Repertory Theater’s Oberon stage and ends, like Saturday nights at Harvard often do, with a Felipe's run.
Faculty Grows to Largest Size Ever, Report Shows
The size of the faculty had remained flat since the onset of the financial crisis until the last fiscal year. Its renewed growth comes even as the school ran a $77 million deficit, according to a copy of the draft report obtained on Monday.
Camera Obscura: Behind the Scenes at the VES Film Track
By combining a liberal arts education, the VES Department’s film track differs from the ones traditionally offered at conservatories. Its emphasis on creativity over vocational training attracts a wide variety of students across various concentrations but also alienates some of those interested in pursuing film professionally.