This past week, four people were allegedly laid off at the Harvard Extension School without the school properly following union contract procedures.
Last year, continuing and executive education brought in over $450 million in tuition revenue — a growth of over 11.5 percent from the previous year and over 60 percent over the past seven years.
Huntington D. Lambert, dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Extension School, hailed the new program as a great addition to the School’s existing offerings.
Harvard Extension School held a convocation for admitted students for the first time in its 108-year history.
The Division of Continuing Education’s Grossman Library closed its doors permanently after merging with the larger Harvard College Library system.
The Division of Continuing Education has added two new fields of study, a joint bachelor’s and master’s degree program, and several new master’s capstone tracks.
The Extension School has grown its online course catalog significantly over the past few years, according to the dean of the Division of Continuing Education.
Simeon Bochev, Harvard Business School Lead Rep and Harvard Graduate Council Vice President moderates a meeting of the council Monday evening.
A small memorial was set up at Weeks Footbridge over the weekend, in memory of Tyler S. Greene, an 18-year-old Summer School student who drowned after jumping into the Charles River Friday night.
Students left notes, candles, flowers, red apples and several cans of kiwi-strawberry Arizona iced tea on Weeks Footbridge in memory of Tyler S. Greene, who drowned Friday night. The iced tea was, according to a fellow student who wished to remain anonymous, Greene's favorite drink.
Extension School students protest differences in the degree that the Harvard Extension School grants.
A small crowd of students from Harvard Extension School gathered on the steps of University Hall Saturday afternoon to protest the degree name that will appear on each of their diplomas, arguing for a certificate more representative of their experience at the school.
The inaugural cohort of students will begin online coursework in June 2016 and will earn a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in global studies and a Master of Liberal Arts in management.