On Campus
NAACP Defense Fund President Discusses Voting Rights at IOP Forum
Janai S. Nelson, the president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, discussed the judicial system’s role in fighting racial inequality at a forum hosted Wednesday by the Harvard Institute of Politics and the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project.
Pusey Minister Matthew Potts Reflects on Past Year and Looks Forward to New Initiatives
As his first year as Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church draws to a close, Matthew Ichihashi Potts — who also serves as the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School — reflected on his time as minister in an interview with The Crimson last week.
The Radcliffe Institute Invites Laughter and Introspection at ‘To Laugh Is Your Only Job’
“This event represents an institutional shift in the focus that gender and comedy is getting on campus and how that might disseminate outwards to the greater comedy scene.”
Harvard Faculty Will Vote on Double Concentrations and Shopping Week Proposals Today
At Tuesday’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting, Harvard faculty are set to vote on two controversial proposals — one that would allow students to pursue double concentrations and another that would replace shopping week with previous-term registration.
Harvard Security Guards Narrowly Vote to Ratify Contract Offer from Securitas
After months of impasse, Harvard security guards voted last week to ratify a contract offer from Securitas, which employs around 300 contracted security workers who are stationed across the school.
Henri Zerner Lecture: Christiane Baumgartner’s Monumental Woodcuts
Internationally renowned German artist Christiane Baumgartner presented her monumental woodcuts, highlighting the value of slowing down and taking her time in the contexts of both her process of creating artwork by hand and her path to finding her personal artistic style.
Harvard Affiliates Praise HKS Commencement Speaker Pick Amid War in Ukraine
As war continues to rage in Ukraine, Harvard affiliates praised the selection of Moldovan President Maia Sandu to deliver the Harvard Kennedy School’s graduation address in May.
UC Referendum Turnout Strategy
This week, Harvard students vote on two referendum measures, one which asks students about Harvard's recent changes to its masking policy, and one which ask students about the possible adoption of a new form of undergraduate government.
Stephen L. Ball - HLS Dean of Students
Harvard Law School named Stephen L. Ball as its new Dean of Students.
The Black Arts Collective: The Students Creating Space for Black Arts on Campus
“There was a space that was lacking on campus for Black people to come together as a collective and create and appreciate art in a way that was healing and was empowering for us and for them.” Sesay said.
Boston Public Library Exhibition Explores Climate Change and Social Inequality
“This exhibition tries to take some of the massive amounts of data and analytic resources that are needed to understand a complicated question like climate change, and show how we might narrate that in a way that spurs political action,” Nelson said.
Exhibit Review: ‘Immersive Shevchenko: Soul Of Ukraine’
For the entirety of the 15-minute show, the exhibit entices all senses and transports the audience directly into the art. As soon as the lights dim and the paintings come to life, one feels as if Shevchenko himself is in the room.
Harvard College Sees Uptick in Interhouse Transfer Applications
Harvard undergraduates seeking to transfer into a new upperclassman house learned their fates last month, when the College's Dean of Students Office released decisions for the fall interhouse transfer lottery.
As On-Campus Cases Decline, Harvard College Further Relaxes Covid-19 Protocols
Following a drop in Covid-19 cases among undergraduates, Harvard College joined the rest of the University in relaxing its public health protocols, announcing loosened restrictions on social gatherings and decreased testing requirements in a Monday email.
UC Leaders Cheng and de Kanter Apologize for Using ‘Defund’ and ‘Abolish’ in Campaign for New Student Government
UC President Michael Y. Cheng and Vice President Emmett E. de Kanter posted an apology video on Instagram for their use of the words "defund" and "abolish" throughout their campaign.
