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Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
School of Public Health

Public Health Faculty Urge University to Schedule Bargaining Sessions With Union

Twenty four faculty members at Harvard’s School of Public Health have signed onto a letter in support of negotiations between Harvard’s striking graduate student union and the University.

Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Admissions

Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid

The Harvard College Office of Admissions and Financial Aid is located in Radcliffe Yard. High school seniors received their Early Action acceptances to the College on Thursday afternoon.

Two Picketers
Labor

Harvard Scheduled First Bargaining Session with Grad Union A Week After Strike

After more than a week of picketing, Harvard and its graduate student union scheduled their first bargaining session since the strike began Wednesday — the meeting is set for Dec. 18.

15 Seniors Abbey Road

15 Most Interesting Seniors 2020

Is "most interesting" a subjective title? Of course. Are these 15 seniors still very interesting? Certainly! We sent our writers to hang out with them in their favorite places on campus and glean a bit of wisdom from them before they graduate. Now, we hope you'll take time to get to know them too.

Strike Day 6
GSAS

As Pickets Continue, Some Student Workers Have Declined to Strike

As hundreds of graduate student union members and their supporters have cycled through picket lines across campus over the past week, some students have decided not to join their ranks.

Nobody Wins Protest
Harvard Yard

Divest Activists and HGSU Rally in Harvard Yard for Fossil Fuel Divestment

Divest Harvard hosted a rally to push for fossil fuel divestment in coordination with picketers from Harvard’s graduate student union.

Dec. 3 Gallery 3
GSAS

Harvard Departments Check Grad Student Strike Status, Prompting Union Backlash

Several academic departments across the University emailed graduate student teaching staff asking whether they are participating in the graduate student union’s strike this week, prompting anger among union members.

United States Capitol
Politics

Harvard Law School Professor Noah Feldman Serves as Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Hearing

Harvard Law School Professor Noah R. Feldman ’92 testified in the first House Judiciary Committee hearing into the Trump impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.

John Harvard Union Strike
Front Photo Feature

Graduate Student Union Begins Picketing in Harvard Yard

Carrying signs reading “UAW on Strike” and chanting “What do we want? Contract! When do we want it? Now!” Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers demonstrators marched from their strike base at Phillips Brooks House Association to Massachusetts Hall.

May 1 Union March 3
FAS

How Do HGSU’s Proposals Stack Up Against Other Harvard Unions’?

The Crimson has analyzed how Harvard's graduate student union and the University’s compensation and benefits proposals compare to those of other unions.

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Cambridge

Two-Alarm Fire Sweeps Through Border Cafe and Global Health Institute Building

The Cambridge Police Department diverted traffic in the nearby blocks of the surrounding area. CPD warned in a tweet at approximately 2:07 p.m. that residents should expect traffic impacts in Harvard Square during the response to the fire.

Massachusetts Hall, Fall 2017
University

Days Before Harvard Grad Union Strike, Bacow and Garber Write Letters on the University's Position

University President Lawrence S. Bacow and Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 responded to a pair of letters sent by the Massachusetts Congressional delegation and alumni from the Class of 1969 supporting Harvard’s graduate student union in its contract negotiations with the University.

Valiant Effort
Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Falls Short In Upset Effort Over No. 5 Maryland, 80-73

Still-undefeated Maryland (7-0) took its first lead within three minutes of the second frame, and although the Aiken-led Crimson continued to fight tooth-and-nail, it could not withstand a 10-point spurt from Terps lead scorer Anthony Cowan that pulled the game away for Maryland.

Thanksgiving Matinee
Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Takes Down Texas A&M, Booking Matchup with No. 5 Maryland

The Crimson now books itself a heavyweight bout with No. 5 Maryland tomorrow, a contest that will surely be a litmus test for a Harvard team with deep tournament aspirations.

Strike Authorization Vote
Labor

Without New Agreement, Harvard and Grad Union Schedule Additional Session Before Strike

Harvard’s graduate student union and the University agreed Tuesday to schedule one additional bargaining session for Dec. 2, one day before the union’s looming Dec. 3 strike deadline.

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