Undergraduate Council
At Final Fall Meeting, HUA Allocates Funds for Airport Shuttles, Reading Period Event
The Harvard Undergraduate Association funded an airport shuttle program and a “reading period recharge” event at its final general meeting of the semester.
Harvard Undergraduate Association to Fund Halloween Movie Night, Harvard-Yale Merch
The Harvard Undergraduate Association passed five proposals at its general meeting Tuesday evening, including funding for a Halloween movie night and for Harvard-Yale merchandise ahead of the 140th playing of The Game.
Amid Turmoil, Dean of Students Dunne Rebuffs Calls to Abolish HUA
Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said he would not endorse abolishing the Harvard Undergraduate Association or its co-presidency in a Wednesday interview with The Crimson, calling student governance “really important.”
Eight Amendments to the HUA’s Constitution are on the Ballot. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Students will have the opportunity to vote on eight proposed amendments to the Harvard Undergraduate Association’s constitution during the body’s elections this weekend.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2022
In 2022, Harvard saw a multitude of transitions. The school finally lifted most of its last Covid-19 mandates and held in-person Commencement ceremonies for not one, not two, but three Harvard College classes. Across the top ranks of Harvard’s leadership, familiar faces exited the stage, including University President Lawrence S. Bacow, who will be succeeded by Claudine Gay, the first person of color and second woman to be named to Harvard’s top post. Here, The Crimson looks back at the 10 stories that shaped 2022 at Harvard.
‘Growing Pains’: Harvard Undergraduate Association’s First Semester Draws Mixed Reviews
With the HUA’s inaugural semester drawing to a close, students are split on whether the new government is more of the same, or the start of a new chapter in Harvard’s historically acrimonious student government.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Reflects on Declaration Day, New Mascot Project at General Meeting
During its weekly meeting Sunday, the Harvard Undergraduate Association reflected on several recently completed projects, including a Declaration Day event and the debut of a turkey mascot at Saturday’s Harvard-Yale game.
Declaration Day Event Banners
Banners celebrated each of Harvard's academic concentrations at the Declaration Day event.
Declaration Day Event
Themed placards were available for use in photo ops at Friday's windy Declaration Day Event.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Discusses Campus Accessibility and Security at General Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association discussed ongoing initiatives and reviewed funding for a campus-wide laundry accessibility project at its general meeting Sunday.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Receives $550k from Dean of Students Office
The Dean of Students Office allocated $550,000 to the Harvard Undergraduate Association Monday — a 10 percent increase from the usual yearly budget of its predecessor, the Harvard Undergraduate Council.
Harvard Undergraduate Association Convenes for Quiet Inaugural Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association convened for its first-ever general meeting Saturday to inaugurate its officers, including co-presidents LyLena D. Estabine ’24 and Travis Allen Johnson ’24.
HUA Wraps Up Summer Storage Program Amid Confusion, Frustration
The Harvard Undergraduate Association undertook its first major task since its formation in May by organizing the summer storage program, but some participants said the program was marked by confusion and disorganization.
UC Vote Tampering
In 1992, then-Vice Chair of the Undergraduate Council Maya G. Prabhu ’94 was accused of tampering with ballots for an internal social committee chair election.
UC Logos Over Time
Many variations of Harvard College student governments lived and died on the order of years.
Chaos Engulfs UC
A multi-day election fraud scandal engulfed the UC in 2009, prompting a failed impeachment of the Council’s then-vice president, Kia J. McLeod ’10, the resignation of three members of the election commission, and a full investigation by Harvard IT services.
Michael Cheng HUA
Michael Y. Cheng '22 was elected president of the Undergraduate Council on a promise to abolish the body.
UC Elects Gabay
The Undergraduate Council selected Carey W. Gabay ’94 as its first Black leader in 1993.
Why Does Harvard’s Student Government Keep Failing?
Harvard undergraduates voted overwhelmingly to dissolve their student government. It was a long time in the making.
Dissolve UC
More than 75 percent of voters cast their ballot to scrap the UC, sounding the death knell for the body and ringing in the reign of the Harvard Undergraduate Association.
Estabine and Johnson Elected as First Co-Presidents of the Harvard Undergraduate Association
LyLena D. Estabine ’24 and Travis Allen Johnson ’24 will serve as the first co-presidents of the newly-formed Harvard Undergraduate Association, the body’s election commission announced Saturday.
In Virtual Debate, Co-Presidential Candidates Outline Visions for HUA’s Inaugural Year
On the eve of the Harvard Undergraduate Association’s inaugural officer elections, six co-presidential tickets outlined their visions for the new student government in a virtual debate hosted by the Harvard Political Union Tuesday.
Six Tickets Campaign to Head New Student Government — Including Four Featuring Ex-UC’ers
Six pairs of candidates are running to lead Harvard College’s newly-adopted student government, the Harvard Undergraduate Association, in its first year.