Crimson staff writer
Maeve T. Brennan
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Most School Spirit: Uzma Issa
Uzma’s bucket list is taking her all across Harvard’s campus. A pottery class in Allston. The Kirkland Choosening. Currioke Night. Looking at the Andromeda Galaxy from the Harvard Observatory. Performing magic tricks and stand-up comedy at Lowell’s Coffee House on Tuesday.
Harvard College Will Place Students on Involuntary Leave for Missing 2 Weeks of Class
Harvard College students who miss two weeks of classes will be placed on involuntary leaves of absence “in most cases” under a Student Handbook amendment that will take effect in the 2025-26 academic year.
Harvard Graduate Council Discusses Harvard-Yale Ticket Prices, Upcoming Social Events
The Harvard Graduate Council planned upcoming social events and discussed high Harvard-Yale ticket prices during a meeting on Monday night.
GSAS Students Raise Complaints Over Dining Hall Restrictions and Reliability
At a November meeting, the GSAS Student Council raised concerns about the restrictive meal plan and expensive food prices at Lehman Hall Commons, the GSAS dining hall.
Harvard’s FAS Received $300 Million Last Year. Its Graduate School Has ‘Pretty Much No Funds.’
Despite bearing the name of billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin ’89, the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “has pretty much no funds,” Dean Emma Dench said in an interview with The Crimson last month.
Harvard Gets More Rhodes Scholars Than Any Other School. Why Do Some of Its Houses Get So Few?
Last year, if Leverett House had been its own university, it would have ranked second in total recipients of the Rhodes Scholarship, just above Yale. Meanwhile, houses like Currier, Winthrop, and Kirkland have only seen one or two U.S. Rhodes Scholars in the last decade.
GSAS Student Council Holds Special Elections, Laments Dining Options
The Harvard Graduate of Arts and Sciences Student Council held special elections and discussed upcoming events and advocacy issues at its third open meeting of the fall semester.
Harvard Graduate Council Announces Harvard-Yale Tailgate, Watch Party
The Harvard Graduate Council announced a combined Harvard-Yale tailgate and watch party for graduate students at the music venue Roadrunner during a meeting on Monday night.
Harvard Graduate Council Cancels Alumni Emails, Subsidized MBTA Passes
Harvard Graduate Council President Dalton Fogarty announced the cancellation of two HCG initiatives — the return of alumni email addresses and subsidized MBTA passes for graduate students — at the group’s third meeting of the semester Monday.
FAS Endows 3 New Professorships at Harvard in Civil Discourse and AI
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will endow three new professorships and a fund for generative AI after an alumni donation, the University announced in a press release on Monday.
Harvard GSAS to Overhaul Advising in 6 Departments, Dean Dench Announces
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will overhaul advising across six academic departments, GSAS Dean Emma Dench said in a Tuesday interview.
HGC Introduces New Board Members and Representatives at October Meeting
The Harvard Graduate Council introduced its executive board members and committees during its second meeting of the fall semester at the Harvard Graduate School of Design on Monday.
No One Wants to Join the Harvard GSAS Student Council
Though the GSC is the official student government of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, it has been plagued with problems of meager attendance and recruitment, with dozens of positions regularly going vacant.
GSC Attempts to Fill Positions, Calls for Increased Participation at Second Fall Meeting
The Harvard GSAS Student Council held special elections for unfilled positions and approved a motion for a new at-large position at its second meeting of the semester.
Graduate Students Express Support for Prior-Term Course Registration
Most GSAS students said the previous-term registration system allows them to schedule sections and handle other course logistics earlier, before the busy beginning to the semester.
