Take Back Harvard

2005

Police Chase Down Alleged Masturbator

A man was arrested by Cambridge Police Department officers after allegedly masturbating in public…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

1984

City Votes To Investigate Sexism in Harvard Clubs

The Cambridge City Council unanimously voted to investigate the all-male Harvard final clubs for sex…

Tags: Final Clubs, Legal, Student Publications

1991

Women's Groups Use Media Attention on Sexual Harassment to Educate and Encourage Dialogue

Students hope that Anita Hill's sexual harassment charge against Clarence Thomas will spark a…

Tags: Advocacy, Student Publications

1998

GSAS Student Assaulted Walking on Kirkland Street

A graduate student was indecently assaulted on Kirkland Street last Thursday. The suspect solicited…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

1970

The Status of Women at Harvard - A Report

In 1970, Harvard University faced scrutiny for its lack of female representation in upper-level…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Legal, Statistics

1969

Grad Student Killed

Jane S. Britton, a 23-year-old graduate student at Harvard, was found murdered in her apartment on…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

2018

Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School

Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh will not return to teach at Harvard Law School following…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Student Publications

2019

Harvard Law School Students Say School Improperly Addressed Racist, Sexist Texts

Four Harvard Law School students have alleged that the school inadequately addressed a series of…

Tags: Advocacy, Incident Report, Student Publications

2019

Harvard Law Prof. Sullivan Defends Decision to Represent Weinstein Following Student Concerns

Harvard Law Professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr, Faculty Dean of Winthrop House, addressed concerns…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Student Publications

2003

Anti-Gay Rights Group Protests At Commencement

The Westboro Baptist Church protested at commencement with homophobic messages and slurs intending…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

1986

Take Back the Night Rally Draws 400 To Protest Violence Against Women

The "Take Back the Night" rally at Harvard drew around 500 participants, focusing on raising…

Tags: Advocacy, Protests and Demonstrations, Student Publications

2004

Medical Campus Alerted to Rapes

Following two rapes at gunpoint in Boston, including one in Longwood’s Mission Hill neighborhood,…

Tags: Advocacy, Incident Report, 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

2022

Harvard faces Title IX lawsuit after 3 students claim sexual harassment, abuse and retaliation by professor

The lawsuit filed against Comaroff states that the university failed to act on previous harassment…

Tags: Legal, National Media

2003

UHS Allegedly Bungled Case

University Health Services allegedly mishandled the treatment of a student who was poisoned with a…

Tags: Advocacy, Student Publications

2024

Harvard Prof. Eric Rentschler Sanctioned for Violating Sexual Harassment Policies

Germanic Languages and Literatures professor Eric Rentschler has been placed on a two-year…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2023

Harvard’s Men’s Teams Continue to See Higher Coaching Salaries and Budgets Than Women’s Teams

In 2022, Harvard's Athletics Department reported a significant disparity in the average salaries of…

Tags: Advocacy, Statistics, Student Publications

2012

"Queer Exodus" from Harvard Subject of Facebook Discussion

Many queer faculty members have recently left Harvard in a "queer exodus," the effects of which are…

Tags: LGBTQ Community, Student Publications

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