The Washington Free Beacon claims their widely circulated report helped change this situation.
Alana Goodman reports:
Harvard Agrees to Pay Dining Hall Workers After Free Beacon Report
Facing pressure and protests from employment rights advocates on and off campus, Harvard University on Friday agreed to pay its contract dining hall employees and other workers...
Now that Harvard is doing this, expect many other schools to follow suit.
The Harvard Crimson reports:
Harvard College Adopts Universal Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory Grading for Spring 2020 Due to Coronavirus
Harvard College will adopt a universal satisfactory-unsatisfactory grading system this semester as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and...
The administration still has the ultimate say in all of this.
The College Fix reports:
Harvard student government votes to give everyone perfect grades this semester
Out with the “Double A” system and in with the A-plus system!
Harvard University’s Undergraduate Council dumped its position in favor of giving every student either an A or...
Let’s find out just how committed Harvard really is to social justice.
Campus Reform reports:
Will Harvard turn empty dorms into homeless shelters?
When Harvard told students to leave its dorms for the rest of the spring term earlier in March, most would have expected that they would be empty until the fall. But...
This is surprising, considering Harvard closed its campus so early.
NBC News in Boston reports:
Harvard’s President Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Harvard University President Larry Bacow has tested positive for coronavirus.
Bacow published a statement on Tuesday saying that he and his wife Adele tested positive on Monday after experiencing symptoms on Sunday.
“We will be...
Thank goodness for the internet. This is going to be the way of things for a while.
Campus Reform reports:
Harvard 2020 class will graduate ‘online’
Harvard University will replace its scheduled commencement ceremony with a “virtual” graduation in light of coronavirus concerns.
University President Lawrence S. Bacow announced Friday that the traditional ceremony scheduled...
Everyone passes, no matter what? No, that’s not how these things work.
The College Fix reports:
Harvard, Yale students demand ‘universal passing’ for online courses because of ‘equity’
Students at Harvard and Yale are demanding a “universal pass” grading system for their online courses in the wake of coronavirus-induced campus evacuations.
A coalition of Yale...
Many students are probably stunned by this development, especially given the short notice.
CBS News in Boston reports:
Harvard Tells Students To Move Out By Sunday Due To Coronavirus, Classes Moving Online
Harvard University is telling students to move out of their dorms by Sunday at 5 p.m. due to the spread of coronavirus....
These numbers seem to indicate a lack of intellectual diversity.
The Washington Examiner reports:
Harvard newspaper survey finds 1% of faculty members identify as conservative
A recent survey by the Harvard Crimson found that conservatives make up just over 1% of the school’s faculty.
Harvard University’s student newspaper published the survey results on Tuesday of...
Harvard University discriminates against students of Asian ethnicity in admissions. That much is beyond doubt.
Harvard is far from alone. Study after study have shown that Asian students need to outperform other students, particularly other non-white minorities, on standardized tests and grades in order to obtain admission.
Activists think disrupting events like this gives them more visibility, but it also turns a lot of people against them.
The College Fix reports:
‘A little bit overkill’: Protesting groups interrupt Harvard president’s speech during family weekend
A broad variety of student protesters on Friday interrupted a speech by Harvard President Lawrence Bacow during...
When did college students start believing they had a right to dictate how schools invest their money?
CNN reports:
Harvard students sue university officials over school’s investment ties to prisons
Five Harvard students are suing university officials over Harvard’s investments in what they call the “prison-industrial complex.”
The students are accusing the university’s president, a...
This sounds a bit like a threat, doesn’t it? Will the Harvard administration respond?
The College Fix reports:
Harvard environmental group promises ‘escalation’ if demands not met
An environmental group at Harvard University has promised an “escalation”...
Sounds like someone might have a case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Campus Reform reports:
Harvard prof calls Trump a ‘neo-fascist gangster’
Harvard philosophy professor Cornel West referred to President Donald Trump as a “neo-fascist gangster” at a campaign rally for Sen. Bernie Sanders Monday night in New Hampshire.
The professor who has publicly endorsed Sanders...
This is the group that has been trying to get Harvard to divest from fossil fuels.
The Harvard Crimson reports:
Divest Harvard Protesters Occupy University Hall
Protesters from Divest Harvard occupied University Hall Thursday afternoon as part of a rally held in celebration of the National Day of Divestment.
Protesters remained in the building for...
This is a big deal. The investigation is being done by the Department of Education.
FOX News reports:
Harvard, Yale under investigation over foreign gifts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced an investigation into Harvard and Yale on Wednesday and accused both universities of failing to report...
She has since filed a lawsuit. Good for her.
The New York Post reports:
Jewish Harvard Club member assaulted during pro-Palestinian lecture, lawsuit says
A Jewish member of the Harvard Club claims she was assaulted by a professor during a pro-Palestinian lecture at the swanky venue — and then was booted by the Ivy...
