Take Back Harvard

1999

Anti-Gay Graffiti Resurfaces In Mather

For the second time in a year, homophobic messages were graffitied on the Mather House door of…

Tags: Administrative Response, Incident Report, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2020

Anthropology Prof. John Comaroff Placed on Administrative Leave Following Allegations of Sexual Harassment

On August 25, 2020, Harvard placed Anthropology and African and African-American Studies professor…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2020

Anthropology Prof. Gary Urton Abused Power During Sexual Advance Toward Student in 2012, University Investigation Finds

In 2012, Anthropology professor Gary Urton made a sexual advance toward then-graduate student Jade…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

1982

Another Voice On Harassment

A 1982 report from a joint committee of Harvard Overseers and Radcliffe Trustees on sexual…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Student Publications

2018

Anonymous Spreadsheet Entries Accuse GSD Affiliates of Sexual Harassment, Racist Acts

A spreadsheet titled “Shitty Architecture Men,” circulating among Harvard Graduate School of Design…

Tags: Race, Student Publications, Survivor Stories

2016

Analysis: Harvard Uses Previous Policies for Some Sexual Assault Investigations

Although Harvard has changed its policies for sexual harassment to make it uniform across the…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2002

An 82-Year-Old Mistake

This article discusses Harvard's secret court, created in 1920 to persecute students for…

Tags: Administrative Response, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2019

Alleging Sex Discrimination, Greek Organizations Insist Courts Must Hear Social Group Lawsuits

Plaintiffs challenging Harvard's sanctions on single-gender social groups have countered the…

Tags: Administrative Response, Final Clubs, Legal, Student Publications

2009

Allegedly Anti-Gay Remarks Spark Inquiry

A dining manager allegedly accused two dining hall workers of being lesbians in a derogatory manner.…

Tags: Incident Report, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2012

Alleged Rapes Prompt Concern

Two stranger rapes were reported on Harvard's campus in August, the first in 12 years, causing…

Tags: Advocacy, Incident Report, Student Publications

1998

Alleged Rape Stirs Campus

Harvard experienced a significant incident when Joshua M. Elster '00 was arrested on three counts of…

Tags: Advocacy, Student Publications

1992

Alleged Lowell Flasher May Not Face Charges

Charges may not be filed against John R. Holena '94, a Lowell House sophomore accused of exposing…

Tags: Final Clubs, Legal, Student Publications

1994

Allegations Divide Wing

The archaeology wing of Harvard's Anthropology Department is facing turmoil following allegations…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Student Publications

1985

AIDS II

This letter to the editor responds to a forum by the Conservative Club titled "Should AIDS Victims…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

1985

AIDS

This letter to the editor responds to a forum by the Conservative Club titled "Should AIDS Victims…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2019

After Vandalism, Adams House Convenes Committee to Review Bathroom Signage

Following several incidents of vandalism in an Adams House gender-neutral bathroom, House…

Tags: Administrative Response, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2022

After Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Critics Attack Harvard’s Release of Therapy Records

During Harvard's investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Comaroff, the administration…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Legal, National Media

2019

Adams Bathroom Vandalism Prompts Allegations of Transphobia, Administrative Response

The repeated vandalism of a gender neutral bathroom sign in Adams House prompted discussion among…

Tags: Administrative Response, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

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