Student Groups
Harvard Students for Harris, Harvard Dems Scale Back Canvassing Trip After Bus Cancellations
After one bus canceled and another failed to arrive, Harvard College Democrats and Harvard Students for Harris cut their 48-member crew down to 16 for a 24-hour canvassing trip to Pennsylvania on Saturday.
Harvard Votes Challenges Launches Ballot Day Initiative to Encourage Absentee Voting
Harvard Votes Challenge organized its first-ever “Ballot Day” on Saturday to encourage students to mail in their absentee ballots before Election Day next month.
‘Share the Universe’: Harvard Astronomy Club Holds Rare Comet Viewing
Dozens of students gathered at Harvard’s Loomis-Michael Observatory on Thursday and Friday for a rare viewing of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a “naked-eye visible comet” that researchers say is unlikely to return for at least 80,000 years.
How an India-Based Education Firm Became Blacklisted by Harvard Student Groups
Big Red Education, an India-based education firm, aims to “democratize the Ivy League experience.” But former mentors for the group said it exploited and deceived the Ivy League students staffing its conferences.
HUA Problem Solving Team Approves Constitutional Reforms Limiting Student Referenda
The Harvard Undergraduate Association’s problem solving team approved constitutional reforms on Wednesday limiting the scope of student referenda to HUA-specific matters but instituting a semesterly undergraduate survey on broader topics.
Harvard Ghungroo, Bengali Association of Students Raise Funds After Flooding in Bangladesh
Harvard students gathered at the Signet Society to celebrate South Asian melodies and traditional dances to raise funds for people affected by flooding in Bangladesh last Friday evening.
Harvard Dharma Dances In the Year With Hungama
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates and residents gathered at Smith Campus Center for Harvard Dharma’s annual Hungama on Thursday evening to celebrate Navaratri, a nine-day Hindu festival honoring three Hindu goddesses.
Harvard Extension Student Association Election Results Announced After 5-Month Postponement
Lindsey L. Siegfried de Sánchez was elected president of the Harvard Extension School Association for the 2024-25 school year, the Division of Continuing Education announced Friday.
Saudi Aramco Sponsorship of HackHarvard Sparks Criticism
More than 500 students gathered at Harvard for the ninth annual HackHarvard, a 36-hour student-run hackathon which was marked by controversy over the involvement of Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil company.
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 Hillel Leadership Acknowledges Hasty Response to Flyering Debacle
Harvard Hillel Executive Director Jason B. Rubenstein ’04 acknowledged in an open letter to Hillel affiliates on Thursday that he hastily suspended J Street U, a student group that used the center’s funding to print and distribute flyers critical of Israel’s war in Gaza.
Garber’s Statement on the PSC Ignites Controversy over Institutional Voice Policy
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers called on the University to take additional action against a pro-Palestine student group after it released a controversial statement on Monday about the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Hillel Temporarily Suspends J Street After Flyering Campaign Sparks Police Response
Harvard Hillel Executive Director Jason B. Rubenstein ’04 temporarily suspended J Street U on Tuesday after the group’s members used Hillel funding to print and display flyers around Harvard Square that Hillel staff reported to campus and city police as “intimidating.”
HUA Funds Declaration Day, Discusses Joint DSO Initiatives at Weekly Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association allocated $5,000 for its annual Concentration Declaration Day event and shared plans for collaborations with the Dean of Students Office on voter engagement and intellectual vitality initiatives during a Tuesday evening meeting.
Harvard Club of Quebec Establishes Annual Prize for First Nations Students
The Harvard Club of Quebec will award a prize in December to one student at the Kiuna Institution — a pre-university program for First Nations students in Quebec — to support Indigenous access to higher education.
