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In Reversal, Harvard’s Undergraduate Council Endorses Universal Pass System
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council tentatively voted to endorse an universal pass grading model in response to changes prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, after reversing its position on a “Double A” grading model at a rollicking emergency session over Zoom Wednesday night.
Harvard President Bacow Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced in an email to Harvard affiliates Tuesday.
As Coronavirus Tanks Economy, Job-Seeking Seniors Face Twin Crises
For seniors set to graduate, the coronavirus has rapidly changed where and how they expected to live, work, and build a career. In a matter of months, the global health crisis has flummoxed both members of the class of 2020 and the Harvard officials tasked with guiding them.
Harvard Online: Inside Courses’ Rapid, Improvised Transition to Remote Learning
Some teaching fellows said the transition to remote learning will transform the structure of their course and their style of teaching; others said their class will function more or less as usual.
Harvard Faced a Recession Eleven Years Ago. Today, It’s Facing Another. What Has It Learned?
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Thomas J. Hollister says Harvard is better prepared for a potential economic downturn due to the coronavirus outbreak than it was during the 2008 recession.
‘I Haven't Left This Hotel Room’: For Some Students, Homestays Begin With Quarantine
Harvard sent the vast majority of undergraduates home to their childhood bedrooms last week. Julian Lee ’22, however, has spent most of his time inside of a hotel room, as he joins other quarantined undergraduates trying to shield their families from the novel coronavirus.
Harvard College Annual Housing Day Indefinitely Postponed Due to Coronavirus
Harvard College will indefinitely postpone Housing Day — an annual tradition in which freshmen students are assigned to an upperclassmen house — to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar Michael P. Burke wrote in an email to students Monday.
Here's What Happened with Coronavirus on Campus Today
In January, the World Health Organization deemed a novel coronavirus outbreak centered in Wuhan, China, a public health emergency. As the outbreak continues, The Crimson will update this article with a brief summary of its impact on campus.
Harvard Cancels Admitted Students Weekend Amid Coronavirus Fears
Harvard College has canceled Visitas, its annual admitted students weekend, due to concerns over the ongoing global coronavirus outbreak, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 announced to admitted students in a Friday email.
Harvard and Divestment Advocates Disagree Over How Much the University Puts Into Private Prisons. Here’s Why.
Calls for Harvard to divest from fossil fuel companies and in companies related to the prison industry have intensified in the past two years.
Bacow Says Harvard Corporation Has Yet to Discuss Faculty Divestment Resolution
Nearly one month after the Faculty of Arts and Sciences overwhelmingly voted in favor of divestment, University President Lawrence S. Bacow said in an interview Monday that he will report back to the faculty once the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — has considered the resolution.
Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren Comes Home to Cambridge to Cast Her Ballot
Hundreds of supporters lined the streets outside of U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) house in Cambridge Tuesday morning to greet her as she walked to her polling location at the Graham and Parks School.
Plurality of Surveyed Harvard Faculty Support Warren in Presidential Race
As faculty head to the polls today for Super Tuesday alongside other Massachusetts voters, the first installment of The Crimson’s 2020 faculty survey series explores the political beliefs of Harvard professors in a highly contentious and consequential election year.
‘Derailed’: When Graduate Students’ Mentors Leave Harvard
For many Harvard graduate students, faculty advisors are integral to their academic experience — and when their advisors leave Harvard, they have to alter their plans.
As Coronavirus Cases Propagate, Harvard Adds South Korea to Restricted Travel List
Harvard added South Korea to its list of restricted travel locations as the University focuses on “contingency planning” for the possible spread of COVID-19.
