Take Back Harvard

2018

When We Let Hate on Campus

This op-ed concerns an event held by Harvard College Faith and Action in which ex-gay activist…

Tags: Advocacy, LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

2023

Harvard Law School Student Charged With Assaulting Student In Homophobic Attack

A student at Harvard Law was arrested for punching another Law School student and calling him a…

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

2022

Hate in My Inbox

The writer recounts receiving a homophobic email and discusses a resurgence of queerphobic rhetoric,…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Personal Account, Student Publications

2017

Emergency Sit-In

In response to the Law School allowing military recruitment on campus, the HLS Lambda and HLS…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

1989

Mather Residents Debate Gay Issues

Students in Mather House take sides on gay rights following an incident of harassment against a gay…

Tags: Advocacy, LGBTQ Community, Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

1962

Lamont Will Open Facilities to 'Cliffes

Lamont announced its decision to open facilities to Radcliffe girls' use, as "one of the last…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2011

Letter Targets Final Club Punches

Some students mimicked the process of punch letters by slipping letters under male sophomore's doors…

Tags: Advocacy, Final Clubs, Student Publications

1999

Byerly Hall Security System Broken for Over One Year

After a Harvard woman was raped in Byerly Hall, possibly thanks to a broken security system and…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

1996

The Culture of Rape

This personal essay discusses rape culture, including the disturbing emphasis on rape victim's…

Tags: Advocacy, Student Publications

1981

Man Convicted of Student Rape Disappears From Local Court

William G. Morrissey disappeared from the court where he was sentenced for raping a Harvard student.…

Tags: Legal, Student Publications

1970

Radcliffe Rapist Returns. Student Chases Him Away

A student chased away a man considered to be the "Radcliffe rapist". The man's description matched…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

1963

Unfortunate Incident' Forces Deans To Bar Coed Groups From Lodges

During an outing to the Ski Club Lodge, a student molested an unidentified girl. The dean disallowed…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2002

Professor Asks Leniency for Child Molester

After Antonio C. Lasaga, a former Yale professor, was convicted of sexual assault and child…

Tags: Legal, Student Publications

2013

Student Reports Assault in Quincy Courtyard

A student reported being grabbed by two men who tried to pull her towards a nearby building. Though…

Tags: Administrative Response, Incident Report, Student Publications

2001

Rape Happens at Harvard

Ad Board policies of investigating rape have shifted over Harvard's history, such as the distinction…

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

1958

Is Cambridge Prowler Harvard Student?

A so-called "Cambridge Prowler" who assaulted a woman and tried to strangle four others is…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

2003

Burden of Proof

In 2002, Harvard's Faculty required "independent corroborating evidence" for the Administrative…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2019

D.C. Union Protest

Supporters of Harvard Graduate Students Union-United Automobile Workers protested at the Washington,…

Tags: Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

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