Take Back Harvard

2018

‘A Toxic Space’: BGLTQ Graduate Students Say Harvard Fails to Support Them

Madeleine F. Jennewein and other BGLTQ Harvard graduate students have long sought more resources…

Tags: Administrative Response, 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

2007

Salon Owner Raped Student

Duncan W. Purdy, former owner of About Hair salon in Cambridge, was convicted of raping a…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

2018

Women’s Week Panel Talks Harvard’s Past with Sexual Violence

During a Women’s Week panel at Harvard, participants discussed the university's historical handling…

Tags: Advocacy, Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

2018

Harvard Students Rally for Massachusetts Sexual Assault Bills

A group of Harvard students joined a rally at the Massachusetts State House to support two bills…

Tags: Advocacy, Legal, Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

2018

Ex-Gay' Speaker Invited by HCFA Draws Protest

Students and faculty protest Harvard College Faith and Action's invitation of ex-gay speaker Jackie…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

1991

Young Woman Raped at Quad

A woman was raped in Harvard-affiliated housing near the Radcliffe Quadrangle on Linnaean Street at…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

1984

100 Students Picket Pi Eta Club Party

Nearly 100 students picketed the Pi Eta Speakers Club on Saturday night in protest of a club…

Tags: Advocacy, Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

1985

New Dean Appointed to Sexual Harassment Post

Ellen Porter Honnet, currently the Assistant Senior Tutor at Lowell House, has been appointed as the…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

1982

Mass. Medical Society Censures Doctors Who Recommended Hussain

The Massachusetts Medical Society censured and placed on probation Dr. Benjamin G. Covino, Dr. Aaron…

Tags: Incident Report, Legal, Student Publications

2011

Harvard Teaching Fellow Charged with Sexual Assault

Teaching fellow Bradley J. Spencer was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman on the Red Line. He…

Tags: Student Publications

2010

Pride Rally

Emma Wang '12, Co-Chair of Queer Students and Allies, speaks in front of a crowd rallying against…

Tags: Advocacy, LGBTQ Comunity, Student Publications

1987

Student Alleges Harassment By Professor

In May 1987, a female Linguistics graduate student at Harvard formally charged Professor Susumo Kuno…

Tags: Administrative Response, Incident Report, Student Publications

1999

Moral Cowardice and Bigotry at the Law School

This article concerns Al Sharpton, who had recently been a guest at Harvard Law School. Sharpton has…

Tags: Advocacy, LGBTQ Community, Race, Student Publications

1974

Considering 'Women's Issues' at Harvard

The article reviews Against Rape by Andra Medea and Kathleen Thompson, which redefines rape beyond…

Tags: Personal Account, Student Publications

2019

Jury Could Hear Former Associate Professor’s Gender Discrimination Suit Against Harvard, Judge Says

Former Harvard Associate Professor Kimberly Theidon alleged at the University denied her tenure due…

Tags: Administrative Response, Legal, Student Publications

2019

A Third of Female Harvard Gov Students Report Limitations Due to Gender

A climate survey conducted within Harvard's Government Department revealed that roughly a third of…

Tags: Advocacy, Statistics, Student Publications

2018

UC Calls for Harvard to Rehire Former HUHS Employee

The Undergraduate Council (UC) at Harvard called for the rehiring of former University Health…

Tags: Advocacy, Race, Student Publications

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