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HOOP Protest Crowd at John Harvard Statue
Student Groups

Dozens of Pro-Palestine Activists Rally in Harvard Yard to Demand Divestment

More than 40 pro-Palestine student protesters marched through Harvard Yard to demand the University divest from human rights abuses as part of a walkout staged by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine on Thursday.

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Student Groups

As Harvard-Yale Approaches, Students Try to Get School Spirit Off the Bench

Last year, Yale treated Harvard students to a raucous tailgate before The Game. On Saturday, undergraduates are looking to repay the favor — but they have to contend with cautious administrators and a lacking sense of school spirit.

Thayer Hall Exterior from Left
Crime

$5,670 Worth of Valuables Stolen From Harvard Yard Freshman Dorm

Freshmen students living on the first floor of Thayer Hall were burglarized between the hours of 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6, resulting in the theft of $5,670 worth of property, according to the Harvard University Police Department.

Palestine Vigil on Memorial Church Steps
College

Harvard PSC Holds Memorial Church Vigil to Mourn ‘1 Year of Genocide’

More than 80 people, including Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, attended a Thursday evening vigil organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee to commemorate “one year of genocide.”

Harvard Yard Gate Closures
Crime

Harvard Yard Closed Overnight After Vandalism of University Hall, John Harvard Statue

The University restricted access to Harvard Yard overnight to Harvard University ID holders on Wednesday following the Tuesday vandalization of University Hall and the John Harvard statue by a pro-Palestine activist.

Harvard Yard Vandalism
Crime

Windows Smashed, John Harvard Statue Vandalized in Act of ‘Palestinian Resistance’

An individual smashed the ground-floor windows to University Hall and covered the John Harvard statue in red paint as an “act of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.”

Chalk Protest in Harvard Yard
Central Administration

Chalk of the Town: Professors Colorfully Protest Harvard’s New Campus Use Rules

A small group of Harvard faculty members chalked messages on the sidewalk below the John Harvard statue Tuesday afternoon to protest the University’s new policies restricting campus protests, including  bans on chalking and unapproved signage.

Phillips Brooks House Association
PBHA

‘The Rudder of the Organization’: Longtime PBHA Staff Member Lee Smith Remembered for Warmth and Intellect

Lee H. Smith, a longtime staff member at the Phillips Brooks House Association in Harvard Yard, died on June 19 in Burlington, Mass. She was 89.​​​​​​​

Harvard Yard Encampment in front of Massachusetts Hall
College

Harvard Will Ban Chalking and Unapproved Signage on Campus, Draft Document Shows

Harvard will adopt University-wide rules on the use of campus spaces that will prohibit overnight camping, chalking on University property, and unapproved signage and displays, according to a draft document.

Downed Tree Limb in Harvard Yard
College

Large Tree Branch Falls on Footpath in Harvard Yard, Narrowly Avoids Pedestrians

A large limb fell from an American elm in Harvard’s Old Yard at roughly 8 p.m. Saturday, startling students and tourists walking through the area.

Harvard Yard Closed to Public
College

Harvard Yard Reopened to the Public for First Time in 6 Weeks

Harvard Yard reopened Wednesday for the first time in six weeks since it was first closed to the public in April for a pro-Palestine encampment that occupied the campus for 20 days.

Columbia Professor Shai Davidai at Johnston Gate
University

Columbia Professor Shai Davidai Says Harvard Failed to Protect Jewish Students at Monday Counterprotest

Columbia Business School professor Shai Davidai accused Harvard of failing to protect its Jewish and Israeli students in a Monday afternoon counterprotest outside Johnston Gate.

Harvard Yard Encampment Packs Up Morning of May 14
FAS

FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra Takes Victory Lap After Peaceful End to Harvard Yard Encampment

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra praised interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for his handling of the pro-Palestine encampment and called for “true and meaningful dialogue” in her first public statement about the nearly three-week occupation of Harvard Yard that ended Tuesday morning.

Sun Rises over Encampment on May 13
Central Administration

As Commencement Looms, Garber and the Harvard Encampment Protesters Are Running Out of Time

The pro-Palestine protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 are at a standstill — and they are both running out of time to wait the other out.

Protesters Pack Up Encampment
College

Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Ends Harvard Yard Encampment

Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine announced early Tuesday morning that it would peacefully end the encampment in Harvard Yard, bringing an anticlimactic end to Harvard’s most high-profile pro-Palestine protest this year and paving the way for Commencement to proceed as planned.​​​​​​​

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