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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.
Harvard Management Company Bought Uber, Biopharmaceutical Stocks During Last Quarter of 2019
HMC bought stock in Uber, decreased its shares in Facebook, and slightly lowered its overall securities value in the last quarter of 2019.
Students Note a Cacophony of Mixed Opinions on Lowell Bells
The bells are rung by the Lowell House Society of Russian Bell Ringers, an organization of “earplug-wearing and weather-braving” undergraduate bell ringers — and are officially known as “Klappermeisters,” according to the Lowell House website.
HCFA Continues to Receive Funding From Parent Group Despite 2018 Requirement to Disaffiliate
Christian Union’s tax filings show that the organization gave HCFA a sum of $796,180 between July 2017 and June 2018.
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Holds Inaugural Event, Invites BDS Founder
A new student group demanded the University disclose and divest its investments in companies tied to Israel’s presence in Palestine during the organization’s Thursday launch event.
One in Four Class of 2020 Athletes Quit Varsity Teams During Their Time at Harvard
Though hundreds of members of the Class of 2020 have suited up for Harvard’s 42 varsity athletic teams during their time at the College, more than one in four athletes ended up quitting their teams, according to online roster data.
Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign Files Suit Against University
The Harvard Prison Divestment Campaign filed suit against Harvard in Massachusetts state court Wednesday over Harvard’s alleged investments in companies with ties to the prison industry.
