Harvard Undergraduate Association
At Final Fall Meeting, HUA Allocates Funds for Airport Shuttles, Reading Period Event
The Harvard Undergraduate Association funded an airport shuttle program and a “reading period recharge” event at its final general meeting of the semester.
Elimination of Gen Ed Pass-Fail Will Not Affect Current Students, HUA Officer Announces
A proposal to phase out the pass-fail option for the General Education program will only go into effect starting with the Class of 2029, a Harvard Undergraduate Officer announced Tuesday.
HUA Passes Subsidized Transportation Proposal, Amends Laundry Initiative
The Harvard Undergraduate Association announced the creation of a new subsidized transportation program and proposed updates to its Affordable Laundry Initiative in its weekly meeting Tuesday evening.
HUA Passes Laundry and Ping Pong Initiatives at General Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association passed proposals to fund an Affordable Laundry Initiative and restock ping pong balls at tables around campus during its general meeting Tuesday evening.
HUA Grants Only 22 Percent of Club Funding Requests Amid SAF Shortfall
The Harvard Undergraduate Association granted only 22 percent of student organizations’ funding requests due to a shortfall in Student Activities Fund revenues, according to HUA Co-Treasurer Tobias Elbs ’27.
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.
HUA Issues Constitutional Recommendations on Referenda to Problem Solving Team
The Harvard Undergraduate Association’s Executive Team proposed recommendations for constitutional reform to the HUA’s problem solving team in a Tuesday afternoon email.
HUA Finances Social Transition Fund and Uber Voucher Program at Weekly Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association passed proposals to fund the Social Transition Fund and expand an Uber voucher pilot program at its general meeting Tuesday evening.
Sophomores Celebrate Concentration Declarations at HUA Event
Hundreds of students mingled in Tercentenary Theatre Friday afternoon to celebrate declaring their concentrations at the Harvard Undergraduate Association’s annual Concentration Declaration Day event.
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.
The HUA Formed a Team to Resolve a Constitutional Crisis. It’s Not Going Well.
The Harvard Undergraduate Association has a problem: its problem solving team is better at creating problems than solving them.
HUA Funding Remains the Same Despite 10 Percent Drop in SAF Funding
The Harvard Undergraduate Association announced the Dean of Students Office allocated $522,500 to the HUA for this academic year, during their general meeting on Tuesday.
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.
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.
HUA Forms Executive Cabinet to Serve ‘At the Discretion’ of Co-Presidents
Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-Presidents announced the formation of an executive cabinet, a new administrative entity that will report directly to the co-presidents.
HUA Problem Solving Team Blows Past July Deadline, Leaving Future in Doubt
The group assembled by the Harvard Undergraduate Association in response to a constitutional crisis that resulted in the indefinite postponement of all student referenda last semester has stopped meeting and does not appear to have any plans to resolve the dispute, a member of the group said.
HUA Problem Solving Team Sets July Deadline for Issuing Recommendations in First Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association’s constitutional dispute blocking a College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel will not be resolved until at least July, further complicating the effort to hold an undergraduate vote on divestment.
HUA Problem Solving Team Has Yet to Convene After 2 Weeks
Two weeks after the Harvard Undergraduate Association began the process of forming a problem solving team and indefinitely postponed all student referenda — including the College-wide referendum on divestment from Israel — the team still has not set a time for its first meeting.
Cooke and Hirabayashi Failed To Meet Campaign Promises. To Students, It Reflects Broader Issues.
Former Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-Presidents John S. Cooke ’25 and Shikoh M. Hirabayashi ’24 ended their 14-month term last week. But many undergraduate students and some former HUA members said Cooke and Hirabayashi accomplished quite little.
At Final Meeting, HUA Co-President Shikoh Hirabayashi Stays Silent About Cooke’s Recall
During the last meeting of his term on Monday, outgoing Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President Shikoh M. Hirabayashi ’24 thanked everyone who had worked closely with him over the past year to lead the College’s student government.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Indefinitely Postpones Student Referendum on Israel Divestment
A referendum on whether Harvard should divest from institutions supporting “Israel’s occupation of Palestine” was postponed indefinitely after two Harvard Undergraduate Association officers invoked an obscure procedural motion to delay the vote.
John Cooke ’25 Ousted in Harvard Undergraduate Association Recall Vote
College students voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to oust Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cooke ’25 as unspecified misconduct allegations swirled around him.
Amid Turmoil, Dean of Students Dunne Rebuffs Calls to Abolish HUA
Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said he would not endorse abolishing the Harvard Undergraduate Association or its co-presidency in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson, calling student governance “really important.”
On Eve of Recall Vote, Embattled HUA Co-President Breaks Silence
Hours before students will vote in an referendum to recall embattled Harvard Undergraduate Association Co-President John S. Cooke ’25, Cooke rejected the misconduct allegations against him in his first public statement in two weeks.
Voting on Effort To Recall John Cooke ’25 Will Begin Thursday
The HUA Election Commission announced Tuesday afternoon that a recall election to remove outgoing HUA Co-President John S. Cooke ’25 will begin at midnight on Thursday.