The task before the new UC leadership is no small one, but they are uniquely positioned to address the issues posed by distance and diversity and may end their term with more student support than what they started with.
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In response to growing fears over the spread of coronavirus in the U.S., Harvard University administration had students evacuate their dorms in a week's...
Young people turn out to the polls less not because they are apathetic about voting but rather, because they face structural barriers to doing so. Harvard Votes Challenge is working to change that.
Students everywhere have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Many have moved out of their colleges, switched to online learning, and been left questioning what the future holds. This piece is a collection of stories from across student experiences.
Harvard did not consult students before or after rolling out its first change to grading: extending the pass-fail deadline. For our grading policy to prioritize student well-being and educational equity, Harvard needs to initiate communication with students, not work around them until complaints are received.
The university’s horrific incompetence and lack of consideration for its rapid eviction of students is symptomatic of an institutional problem: Harvard is not treating its students with the full humanity each one of us deserves.
Grade inflation may placate students and faculty, but it is not an honest reflection of student performance, and the secrecy surrounding Harvard’s grading process only perpetuates the issue.
Like most Harvard students, I receive an email blast every morning from the Harvard Gazette, the university’s official news source and mouthpiece. I don’t...
