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Law School Students, Faculty Meet Behind Closed Doors to Discuss Kavanaugh’s Confirmation
Law School students, faculty, and administrators convened behind closed doors at a forum Thursday to reflect on the recent confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh.
Harvard Students Vow Continued Activism After Kavanaugh's Confirmation to Supreme Court
A number of students expressed frustration and disappointment at Kavanaugh’s confirmation, while several stated the news was a “shock but not a surprise.”
Faculty Council Hears Proposal to Add New Course Times, Presentation on Admissions Suit
The Faculty Council discussed a proposal to add additional course start times to the new schedule and heard a presentation on the lawsuit alleging Harvard's admissions process is discriminatory at its biweekly meeting Wednesday.
A Week Before Harvard Admissions Lawsuit Trial, Activists Host Panel Defending Diversity
Around 60 people packed an Emerson Hall lecture room to hear a panel of affirmative action advocates discuss race-conscious admissions in universities Tuesday.
Undergraduate Council President and VP Say UC Will Remain Neutral on Admissions Suit
UC President Catherine L. Zhang ’19 and VP Nicholas D. Boucher ’19 said the Council does not plan to take a public stance on the ongoing lawsuit alleging Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants.
New FAS Dean Gay Recruiting Faculty Who Study Race, Ethnicity
New dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay said in an interview last week that she is actively recruiting faculty who study race and ethnicity.
Post-Kavanaugh, Harvard Law Dean Ponders ‘Painful and Divisive Chapter’ of American History
“When I speak out as dean, I am understood to be taking a position on behalf of our Law School,” wrote John F. Manning, dean of Harvard Law School.
Harvard Launches Survey to Assess Government Dept. Culture After Dominguez Controversy
The survey includes questions asking whether affiliates feel included, whether they have experienced harassment, and how they would rate their professional well-being.
Harvard Alumni Travel to D.C. to Hand-Deliver Petition Urging Sasse to Vote ‘No’ on Kavanaugh
The two alumni — Allison A. Hill-Edgar ’94 and Melissa A. Bender ’94 — graduated from Harvard in 1994, the same year Sasse did.
Judge Rules Harvard Students Can Testify During Admissions Trial
Eight of the students and alumni who petitioned to testify at the upcoming Harvard admissions trial will have the opportunity to speak in support of the College in court, U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has ruled.
'I Can't Tell You Where the Money's Going to Come From,' Bacow Says of Endowment Tax
Bacow said the brand-new, Republican-backed tax on Harvard's $39.2 billion endowment will deal a blow to the University — but added he will protect the school's financial aid programs at almost any cost.
Khurana Says 2013 Report Showing Disadvantage for Asian-American Harvard Applicants ‘Was Not Correct’
“It did not reflect the data, the process, that one would want in a social science report that looks at important issues like discrimination,” Khurana said.
Bacow Says Kavanaugh Chose to Leave Harvard Law School On His Own
Bacow spoke about Kavanaugh at the monthly meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, less than 24 hours after the Law School announced that Kavanaugh will not teach his course slated for Jan. 2019.
Obama Endorses Democrat Jay Gonzalez for Governor
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Mass. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez Monday, as Gonzalez prepares to face popular Republican incumbent Charlie D. Baker ’79 at the polls in November.
Harvard Alumni Petition Senators to Vote Against Kavanaugh's Confirmation
Alumni have circulated at least two separate letters in recent days — one addressed to the 13 Harvard alumni who currently serve in the Senate, and one specifically to Sen. Ben Sasse ’94.
