Harvard Yard
As Harvard-Yale Approaches, Students Try to Get School Spirit Off the Bench
Last year, Yale treated Harvard students to a raucous tailgate before The Game. On Saturday, undergraduates are looking to repay the favor — but they have to contend with cautious administrators and a lacking sense of school spirit.
Dozens of Pro-Palestine Activists Rally in Harvard Yard to Demand Divestment
More than 40 pro-Palestine student protesters marched through Harvard Yard to demand the University divest from human rights abuses as part of a walkout staged by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine on Thursday.
$5,670 Worth of Valuables Stolen From Harvard Yard Freshman Dorm
Freshmen students living on the first floor of Thayer Hall were burglarized between the hours of 7 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6, resulting in the theft of $5,670 worth of property, according to the Harvard University Police Department.
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 Yard Closed Overnight After Vandalism of University Hall, John Harvard Statue
The University restricted access to Harvard Yard overnight to Harvard University ID holders on Wednesday following the Tuesday vandalization of University Hall and the John Harvard statue by a pro-Palestine activist.
Windows Smashed, John Harvard Statue Vandalized in Act of ‘Palestinian Resistance’
An individual smashed the ground-floor windows to University Hall and covered the John Harvard statue in red paint as an “act of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance.”
Chalk of the Town: Professors Colorfully Protest Harvard’s New Campus Use Rules
A small group of Harvard faculty members chalked messages on the sidewalk below the John Harvard statue Tuesday afternoon to protest the University’s new policies restricting campus protests, including bans on chalking and unapproved signage.
‘The Rudder of the Organization’: Longtime PBHA Staff Member Lee Smith Remembered for Warmth and Intellect
Lee H. Smith, a longtime staff member at the Phillips Brooks House Association in Harvard Yard, died on June 19 in Burlington, Mass. She was 89.
Harvard Will Ban Chalking and Unapproved Signage on Campus, Draft Document Shows
Harvard will adopt University-wide rules on the use of campus spaces that will prohibit overnight camping, chalking on University property, and unapproved signage and displays, according to a draft document.
Large Tree Branch Falls on Footpath in Harvard Yard, Narrowly Avoids Pedestrians
A large limb fell from an American elm in Harvard’s Old Yard at roughly 8 p.m. Saturday, startling students and tourists walking through the area.
Harvard Yard Reopened to the Public for First Time in 6 Weeks
Harvard Yard reopened Wednesday for the first time in six weeks since it was first closed to the public in April for a pro-Palestine encampment that occupied the campus for 20 days.
Columbia Professor Shai Davidai Says Harvard Failed to Protect Jewish Students at Monday Counterprotest
Columbia Business School professor Shai Davidai accused Harvard of failing to protect its Jewish and Israeli students in a Monday afternoon counterprotest outside Johnston Gate.
FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra Takes Victory Lap After Peaceful End to Harvard Yard Encampment
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra praised interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for his handling of the pro-Palestine encampment and called for “true and meaningful dialogue” in her first public statement about the nearly three-week occupation of Harvard Yard that ended Tuesday morning.
Garber Says He Will Encourage Involuntary Leave Reinstatement as Harvard Yard Encampment Ends
Twenty-one days after the pro-Palestine occupation of Harvard Yard began, interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 was able to do what presidents at more than 60 other universities could not: end the demonstration without the police or major concessions to the protesters.
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Ends Harvard Yard Encampment
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine announced early Tuesday morning that it would peacefully end the encampment in Harvard Yard, bringing an anticlimactic end to Harvard’s most high-profile pro-Palestine protest this year and paving the way for Commencement to proceed as planned.
As Commencement Looms, Garber and the Harvard Encampment Protesters Are Running Out of Time
The pro-Palestine protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard and interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 are at a standstill — and they are both running out of time to wait the other out.
Police Say Harvard Affiliates Likely Cut Johnston Gate Lock During Saturday Protest
Harvard affiliates used bolt cutters to cut a lock securing Johnston Gate in an attempt to allow roughly 150 protesters access to Harvard Yard for a Saturday afternoon protest, the Harvard University Police Department said Sunday.
More Than 180 Harvard Faculty Sign Letter Urging Garber to End Pro-Palestine Encampment
More than 180 Harvard faculty urged interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 and interim Provost John F. Manning ’82 to end the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard in an open letter.
Protesters Rally Against Involuntary Leave, Rename Harvard Yard Buildings Amid Move-Out
More than 200 Harvard affiliates rallied in Harvard Yard on Friday to protest the University’s decision to place 20 students on involuntary leave for participating in the pro-Palestine encampment.
Police Observed 2 College Students ‘Passing Supplies’ Over Harvard Yard Gate
Cambridge Police Department officers observed two Harvard undergraduates “passing supplies” from a vehicle to individuals who had climbed over the Harvard Yard fence Monday night.
Protesters Won’t Say if Harvard Encampment Will Continue as Garber Threatens Major Disciplinary Action
Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine — the unrecognized student group organizing the Harvard Yard encampment — did not say whether the occupation will continue during a press conference Monday evening.
Freshmen Say Noise From Harvard Yard Encampment Not Disruptive, Despite DSO Email
Despite administrators saying that noise from the pro-Palestine encampment has “disrupted” freshmen living spaces, many students who live in adjacent dorm buildings said the weeklong protest has not been a disturbance.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Rally for Rafah, in Support of Arrested Columbia Demonstrators
More than 200 pro-Palestine demonstrators protested in solidarity with demonstrators at Columbia University at a Wednesday afternoon rally at the Harvard Yard encampment.
Harvard Hall Final Exam Locations Changed as Harvard Yard Encampment Enters Second Week
Final examinations originally scheduled to take place in Harvard Hall were relocated to other buildings amid the ongoing pro-Palestine encampment..