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Hospital Leaders Issue Warnings As Pro-Palestine Health Workers Rally Outside Brigham and Women’s
Doctors Against Genocide — a coalition of healthcare workers aimed at halting Israel’s war in Gaza — staged a demonstration at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and 14 other medical centers nationwide Monday afternoon.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2024
At Harvard, 2024 began with an ending — the chaotic close of Claudine Gay’s short-lived presidency. It would not be a quiet year. Pro-Palestine student protesters staged an encampment in Harvard Yard. Congress expanded its investigation into campus antisemitism, issuing threats alongside blistering reports. Amid it all, Alan M. Garber ’76 quietly ascended from the interim presidency to a permanent post at Harvard’s helm. Here, The Crimson looks back at 10 stories that shaped the University, and Cambridge, in 2024.
How HUPD, City Police Departments Worked Together to Monitor Pro-Palestine Protests
More than 300 pages of emails obtained by The Crimson via a public records request show how the Harvard University and Cambridge Police Departments alerted each other to protest activity in the months following Oct. 7.
Garber Says Harvard Can and Should Condemn Hateful Speech Under Institutional Voice Policy
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 said the University should condemn speech that is antisemitic, racist, or otherwise hateful, calling such actions acceptable under the University’s institutional voice policy.
After Evading ID Checks, Some Library Study-in Participants Remain Unpunished
Participants at two recent study-ins at Widener Library and the Harvard Law School Library left the premises before administrators managed to check their Harvard IDs. Now, it seems, they will escape punishment entirely.
Harvard Law Student Government Spars With Admin Over Referendum on Study-in Protests
The Harvard Law School student government is embroiled in a bitter feud with Dean of Students Stephen L. Ball over a proposed referendum to condemn the administration for taking disciplinary action against students who participated in pro-Palestine study-in protests.
Survey Says Harvard College Freshmen Split on Pro-Palestine Campus Activism
The Class of 2028 entered Harvard Yard at the height of pro-Palestine activism on college campuses, but freshmen were split in their views of activists’ efforts, according to The Crimson’s annual freshman survey.
Pritzker Defends Harvard’s Federal Funding as Threats From Washington Grow
Amid growing calls from Washington to defund elite colleges and universities, Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny S. Pritzker ’81 made the case for why the University needs federal funding during an interview with The Crimson last week.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Heckle Harvard Donors Attending Annual Dinner With Garber
Roughly 30 pro-Palestine protesters called the University to divest from war crimes and heckled Harvard donors as they made their way into Widener Library for a dinner to celebrate the school’s top donors.
Harvard Wants To Talk About Israel-Palestine. Can It Succeed?
After over a year, the University still struggles with fostering dialogue on Israel-Palestine. Where does the problem lie?
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.
HUCTW Members Rally In Support of Union and Pro-Palestine Activists
Rank-and-file members of HUCTW rallied in front of the Smith Campus Center on Tuesday to protest Harvard’s response to pro-Palestine demonstrations and union employees’ activism.
4 HGSE Students Suspended from Library for Staging Pro-Palestine Study-In
Four Harvard Graduate School of Education students were suspended for two weeks from the school’s Gutman Library after they helped stage a pro-Palestine “study-in” on Nov. 12.
Jews for Palestine Rally Outside Harvard Hillel to Protest Former IDF Spokesperson
About a dozen students rallied outside Harvard Hillel to protest an event with former Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Ronen Manelis on Monday, the first demonstration outside Harvard’s main Jewish center in several years.
Harvard Law School Students Protest in Library, Leave Before ID Checks
More than 50 Harvard Law School students quietly protested in Langdell Hall’s library Friday afternoon, the third study-in protest to occur at HLS this semester.
Harvard Grad Students Plead Not Guilty of Assault at Protest, Say HUPD Bias Prompted Charges
Lawyers for two Harvard grad students charged with assaulting an Israeli student motioned to dismiss the case at an arraignment hearing, alleging the charges stemmed from racially-biased policing by HUPD.
Students Suspended from Harvard Divinity School Library After Pray-In
Harvard Divinity School students were issued two-week suspensions from its library for participating in a pro-Palestine “pray-in” demonstration last Monday.
Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee Urges Boycott of Israel Trek
The Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee called for a boycott of travel to Israel on Sunday following the reinstatement of Israel Trek, an annual subsidized trip to Israel over spring break.
Harvard Officials Wanted Harsher Discipline for Student Protesters, Report Shows
Top University officials privately lambasted the schools’ disciplinary committees for not imposing harsher penalties on students who participated in the pro-Palestine protests that rocked Harvard’s campus earlier this year.
No ID Checks, but Harvard ‘Determining Next Steps’ After Second Faculty Study-In
Roughly 35 Harvard faculty members held a silent study-in in Widener Library on Friday afternoon, marking the second time faculty have gathered in the library to denounce the University’s protest restrictions.
Harvard College Dean Khurana Accused of Misrepresenting Professor’s Actions in Congress Report
Classics professor Richard F. Thomas accused College Dean Rakesh Khurana of falsely characterizing another professor’s role in the pro-Palestine encampment during a faculty meeting this week.
FAS Dean Hoekstra Defends 2-Week Library Bans for Harvard Activists
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra gave a full-throated endorsement of Harvard Library’s decision to temporarily ban protesters who staged library study-ins Tuesday.
Students Stage Pro-Palestine ‘Pray-In’ Protest at Harvard Divinity School Library
More than 55 graduate students called on the University to divest from Israel’s war in Gaza and end censorship on campus during a “pray-in” protest at the Harvard Divinity School’s library on Monday.
Harvard Law Students Banned From Library Over Study-In, HOOP Says at Rally
Student protesters received another ban from Harvard Law School’s Langdell Library for participating in a study-in last week.
House Committee Reveals Private Deliberations Behind Harvard’s Disastrous October 9 Statement
In a tense exchange of emails and text messages two days after Hamas attacked Israel, 18 top Harvard administrators collectively drafted — and watered down — a public statement that backfired, drawing wide condemnation and ultimately contributing to Claudine Gay’s resignation as president.