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Faculty Council Will Vote on Allen Motion Again
The Faculty Council will vote again on an amended version of Government Professor Danielle S. Allen’s motion on College social policy, potentially revising their unanimous vote of support for the motion last month.
Diversity Dean Says He Will Not Be Involved With Sanctions
Unlike his predecessor, Harvard’s new associate dean for diversity and inclusion Roland S. Davis will not help develop or negotiate the College’s year-old sanctions on members of single-gender campus social groups.
Faculty Could Have Final Say on Social Group Policy
Smith's comments come as University President Drew G. Faust prepares to choose one of three options for the future of undergraduate social life.
Faculty Hotly Debate Social Policy Motions, Report
At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ monthly meeting Tuesday, professors did not mince words describing Harvard’s unrecognized social organizations.
Dude, That's Rude: Punch Part 2
On to our next installment of DTR Punch, with a focus on the punchers. Look out for these ultimately rude moves that you could be making if you frequent Mt. Auburn Street.
Once Again, Faculty To Debate Social Life Sanctions
One year after Faculty discussion formally began on Harvard’s historic penalties on final clubs and Greek organizations, two critical developments may change the nature of the debate at Tuesday’s meeting of the full Faculty.
Faculty Committee Offers Alternatives to Social Group Ban in Final Report
The committee suggested that the University instead consider a full social group ban as one of several possible options for reshaping social life at the College.
Faust Weighs Options on Social Group Ban
Faust said she has had conversations with administrators at Yale and Princeton, two schools that have sought to create closer ties with social groups rather than penalize them.
A Stand Against Exclusivity
Given the serious influence of final clubs on the social life of Harvard undergraduates, we see the faculty committee’s new recommendation to ban exclusionary social organizations, despite co-ed status, as necessary.
On Social Group Ban, Khurana Keeps Quiet
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana all but refused to discuss a proposal to forbid membership in Harvard social groups in an interview Monday afternoon.
Changes Mark Last Punch Process Before Sanctions
Sporting formal wear and spouting small talk, College sophomores this week kicked off a punch season unlike any other in the tradition’s long history.
2014 Title IX Complaint Against Harvard Cited Final Clubs
A complaint that spurred a federal investigation into the College’s compliance with Title IX cited all-male final clubs as “major site[s] of sexual violence."
Sanctions Faculty Committee Quietly Resumes Meeting
The faculty committee that proposed a ban on social groups at Harvard continued its deliberations last week as it considers revisions to its initial proposal.
Harvard’s Social Group Policy, Explained
Confused about Harvard's social group policy? Here's a brief guide.
News Analysis: As Faculty Return to Campus, Future of Lewis Motion Uncertain
According to Faculty Council member and professor David L. Howell, it is likely that Lewis’s motion will not go to a vote until the December Faculty meeting.
Bee and Delphic to Share Membership, Clubhouse
The move marks the first union of male and female final clubs since the College began targeting single-gender groups at Harvard in 2016.
At Convocation, Faust Defends Race-Conscious Admissions
“We will continue to fervently defend our admissions processes, and the importance of diversity as essential to our educational philosophy,” Faust said.
Administrators, Students Grapple with Changing Social Group Policy
Confusion about the College’s various efforts to curb the influence of single-gender social groups on campus has snarled this month’s roll-out of the College’s historic penalties on members of those organizations.
Social Group Ban Recommendation Could Be Revised After Faculty, Student Input
The committee that proposed a ban on social groups at Harvard College will consult with faculty and students before releasing a final revised report on Sept. 25.
Seven Votes
A Harvard committee's decision recommending a ban on membership in social groups was far from unanimous.
Social Group Ban Revives Faculty Concerns Over Governance
The faculty committee was meant to ameliorate professors' worries that they weren't being heard—but a new ban on social groups has left some feeling more frustrated than ever.
After Proposed Ban, Final Clubs Consider Suing Harvard
A faculty committee’s recommendation that social groups at Harvard be “phased out” by May 2022 has some final club graduate leaders considering legal action.
Key Events in Harvard’s Social Groups Sanctions Policy
A faculty committee has recommended that the College completely forbid students from joining “fraternities, sororities, and similar organizations”. Here’s The Crimson’s coverage of how the sanctions policy has changed over the past year.