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HUA Missed Constitutional Club Funding Deadline
The Harvard Undergraduate Association opened their club funding applications Thursday, blowing past a constitutionally-mandated deadline to begin the club funding process.
What’s It Like Being Pre-Med at Harvard?
For many pre-med and pre-health students, the pressures of the Harvard environment — combined with limited advising — can make for a challenging four years.
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.
Harvard Cancels More Than 30 Fall Courses Following Faculty Departures
Harvard College canceled more than 30 fall classes across at least 20 departments and other programs, according to a Crimson analysis of undergraduate course offerings.
Harvard May Phase Out Pass-Fail Option for General Education Courses
Students may lose the option to count General Education courses toward their graduation requirements if they are taken pass-fail, Harvard College’s Program in General Education confirmed Wednesday.
Harvard Students Launch Ukraine Solidarity Group, Apply for College Recognition
The Harvard Undergraduate Ukraine Solidarity Group, an organization hoping to raise awareness around issues facing Ukrainian people, announced their intention to apply for official recognition as an undergraduate student organization on Saturday.
Harvard Vote Socialist Campaign Launches, Aims to ‘End Capitalism Before It Ends Us’
The Harvard Vote Socialist 2024 campaign, an unrecognized student organization campaigning for Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia in the 2024 presidential election, held its official launch event Monday.
Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance Slams Harvard, Global Antisemitism at Event
A number of speakers condemned antisemitism on Harvard’s campus and called on the University’s leadership to better protect Jewish students during an event hosted by the Harvard Jewish Alumni Association on Sunday.
Students, Faculty Call for Urban Studies Secondary Field at Harvard
A group of undergraduates and faculty are calling on Harvard to establish a secondary field in urban studies, citing widespread interest in the field among students.
Attendance Surges at First Harvard Undergraduate Association Meeting of the Year
Turnout skyrocketed at the first general meeting of the Harvard Undergraduate Association Sunday evening, as roughly 40 people showed up at the inaugural meeting of the academic year — triple the attendance at most meetings last semester.
Hundreds of Harvard Students, Faculty Celebrate First Ever South Asian Convocation
Over 200 Harvard students and faculty members gathered on the steps of Widener Library to celebrate the first ever South Asian convocation on Saturday.
Uzma Issa ’25 Elected First Marshal for Harvard College Class of 2025
Uzma A. Issa ’25 and Srija Vem ’25 — two Neuroscience concentrators hailing from Hoover, Alabama — will serve as the first and second class marshals for the Class of 2025.
Tenured Professors Return to Harvard College Ad Board After 3-Year Dry Spell
Two tenured professors have joined the Harvard College Administrative Board, the disciplinary body for undergraduate students, which clashed with Harvard faculty last semester after it imposed sanctions on student protesters.
Security Concerns Linger as Datamatch Launches Freshman Matchmaking Service
Datamatch, a student-run online matchmaking platform, launched its annual friendship matching service for freshmen last week, seven months after private student data was leaked following the launch of their Valentine’s Day matchmaking service.
Harvard Yard Ops Doubles Down on Pest Control, Students Report Mice and Cockroaches
Yard Operations implemented a series of pest management and prevention strategies in freshman dorms over the summer — but students continue to report pest sightings.
Harvard to Reopen Queen’s Head as Event Venue, Hire Non-Union Employees
Harvard College will reopen the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub as an event space this fall and hire six non-union employees, following the College’s controversial decision to close the establishment in May.
More Than 1,000 Harvard Affiliates Gather to Celebrate Jewish Life at Shabbat 1000
Candles, food, and prayers filled the Science Center Plaza on Friday evening as Jewish and non-Jewish affiliates gathered for Shabbat 1000.
How Intellectual Vitality Became Vital to Harvard
Three years ago, almost no Harvard students had heard of “intellectual vitality.” Now, they can’t escape it.
Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee Holds Vigil to Mourn Victims of War in Gaza
Harvard affiliates mourned the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in the ongoing war in Gaza during a vigil on Thursday.
How the Supreme Court Shaped the Class of 2028 at Harvard
As questions circulate on the College’s methodology and reactions range on the demographic changes, the data only stated one thing definitively: the fight over Harvard’s admissions is far from over.
Colleges Are Releasing Their Admissions Race Data. Here’s Where Harvard Fits In.
Elite colleges nationwide have begun reporting racial demographic data for the first class admitted without racial considerations. Here's where Harvard fits in.
‘On The Threshold Of History’: Ketanji Brown Jackson Talks Memoir at Harvard Event
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92 discussed her new memoir “Lovely One,” recounting her life journey from childhood to being the first Black female Supreme Court justice, at a Thursday evening event in Sanders Theatre.