Tag: The Harvard Crimson

News Roundup

Survey: Harvard Faculty Lacks BIPOC Representation

Nearly 80% of surveyed Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) members said FAS does not have a healthy level of BIPOC representation. And 50% of respondents strongly disagreed that the faculty is sufficiently diverse, The Harvard Crimson reported. Only 7% of respondents agreed the FAS had healthy BIPOC representation. Other results include 65% of […]

March 30, 2021

COVID-19

Harvard University President Tests Positive For COVID-19

Harvard University’s president Lawrence S. Bacow and his wife, Adele Fleet Bacow, have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, he said Tuesday in a statement on the university website. Bacow said he and his wife were tested on Monday, following symptoms over the weekend, and received the results a few […]

March 24, 2020

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Survey: 40% of Harvard Faculty Know a Sexual Harassment Victim in Their Department

According to a survey conducted by Harvard’s student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, 40% of respondents from the school’s faculty reported that they know a department colleague who has experienced sexual harassment. Meanwhile, 32% stated that they felt that the university’s Title IX office and Office for Dispute Resolution are “adequately equipped” to deal with sex- […]

March 10, 2020

News Roundup

First Black Female Student Named President of Harvard’s Student Newspaper

Harvard University’s school newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, has appointed junior Kristine E. Guillaume as its first Black female president, effective next year. Established in 1873, the newspaper is America’s oldest standing daily college newspaper. Past editors of The Harvard Crimson include Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in addition to many well-known journalists. […]

November 15, 2018