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Winthrop Gates
College

'Not Really A Job': Faculty Deans at Harvard

Following student outcry over Winthrop Faculty Dean Ronald Sullivan’s decision to represent Harvey Weinstein, the faculty dean role has come under scrutiny.

Winthrop House
College

Mass. Criminal Defense Lawyers Release Statement Condemning Harvard’s Decision Not to Renew Winthrop Faculty Deans

The statement comes two days after Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana announced his decision in an email to Winthrop House residents Saturday. Since Sullivan first announced his decision to join Weinstein’s legal team — which he left Friday — students have called for the College to remove him from his faculty dean position through rallies, sit-ins, and open letters.

Khurana in Winthrop
Winthrop

Khurana in Winthrop

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana speaks to students in Winthrop dining hall about the recent decision not to renew the house's Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan and Stephanie R. Robinson.

Sullivan Leaves Weinstein Legal Team
Winthrop

Sullivan Leaves Weinstein Legal Team

The day before Harvard announced Saturday it would not be renewing Winthrop Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan and Stephanie R. Robinson after this school year, Sullivan told a Manhattan judge he would no longer be representing alleged sexual abuser Harvey Weinstein.

Sullivan Leaves Weinstein Legal Team
College

Winthrop Dean Sullivan to Leave Weinstein’s Legal Team

Winthrop Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. told a Manhattan judge Friday he will no longer represent Harvey Weinstein in his Manhattan sex abuse trial, according to a spokesperson for Weinstein.

Students Leaving Winthrop
College

Winthrop Faculty Deans to Leave After Harvard Refuses to Renew Their Appointments

Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana announced that Winthrop Faculty Deans Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. and Stephanie R. Robinson will end their term on June 30 in an email to House affiliates Saturday morning.

Winthrop House Door
House Life

‘With Us or Against Us’: Current, Former Winthrop Affiliates Say Faculty Deans Created a Toxic Environment Stretching Back Years

Since 2016, more than a dozen Winthrop tutors, students, and staff have brought concerns about Sullivan and Robinson to College administrators in meetings, emails, and reports. Many of them said they believe administrators failed to protect them.

Winthrop Sit-In 2
Winthrop

Winthrop Sit-In 2

Nearly 200 undergraduates wearing red sat in the Winthrop House dining hall Friday to call for administrative action months after Winthrop Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr. announced his decision to represent Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Winthrop Sit-In 1
Winthrop

Winthrop Sit-In 1

Students held up signs reading "#MeToo" at a Friday sit-in in Winthrop House's dining hall in protest of Dean Sullivan's decision to represent Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Winthrop Sit-In 2
College

Students Stage Sit-In at Winthrop Dining Hall, Protest Harvard Dean Sullivan

Holding red and black posters reading “Reclaim Winthrop” and “#MeToo,” three student groups staged a sit-in in the Winthrop House dining hall Friday amid controversy surrounding Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr.’s decision to represent Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

UC Meeting
College

UC Passes Statement Supporting Danu Mudannayake

The statement, which passed by an online vote late Wednesday night 20-9, denounced the tutor’s response to the incident and issued a number of demands, including a public response from College administrators and the dissemination of the results of the College’s climate review of Winthrop.

Dean Khurana on Winthrop
Central Administration

Dean Khurana on Winthrop

Rakesh Khurana remained largely silent on the Winthrop House climate review and a lawsuit brought by Winthrop tutors Carl L. Miller and Valencia Miller against Eliot House Faculty Dean Gail A. O'Keefe during an interview Tuesday.

Students Leaving Winthrop
College

In Wake of Sullivan Controversy, Some Winthrop Residents Apply to Transfer Houses

Two Winthrop undergraduates wrote and circulated a Medium post about their decision to transfer houses following Faculty Dean Ronald S. Sullivan’s announcement he will represent Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

Students Leaving Winthrop
Student Life

Students Leaving Winthrop

Three students walk along the fence of Winthrop House as they enjoy the warm spring weather.

The Crimson Building
College

The Harvard Crimson to Resist Subpoena Issued By Winthrop Tutors

The Harvard Crimson objected to a subpoena issued by two Winthrop House tutors commanding a Crimson reporter testify in a deposition and give up reporting materials.

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