Crimson staff writer
Neil H. Shah
Neil H. Shah is the Technology Chair of The Crimson's 151st Guard. He also covers the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Administration.
Crimson staff writer Neil H. Shah can be reached at neil.shah@thecrimson.com. Follow him on X @neilhshah15.
Latest Content
Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Harvard’s Faculty Push for a Role in Governance
After months of watching Harvard endure crisis after crisis, the faculty — the University’s “sleeping giant” — have risen from their slumber. And they are demanding a seat at the table.
Nearly 400 Pro-Israel Harvard Affiliates Sign Letter Urging ‘Significant Consequences’ for Protesters
Nearly 400 pro-Israel Harvard alumni and affiliates signed an open letter to interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 condemning “the alarming escalation of antisemitism” on campus during the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard.
The FAS Undermined the Ad Board. Now, the Harvard Corporation Must Take a Side.
The notion that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is Harvard’s most powerful faculty is something of a cliché. But the FAS put any lingering doubts to rest on Monday.
Nearly 500 Harvard Faculty, Staff Blast Sanctions Against Pro-Palestine Protesters in Open Letter
Nearly 500 Harvard faculty and staff members signed an open letter Monday condemning the “unprecedented, disproportionate, and arbitrary” level of sanctions against pro-Palestine demonstrators who camped in Harvard Yard.
Harvard Faculty Overwhelmingly Vote to Allow Seniors Disciplined Over Encampment to Graduate
Members of the FAS overwhelmingly voted to add 13 students back to the list of degrees recommended for conferral after they were initially barred from graduating over their participation in the pro-Palestine encampment.
Harvard FAS Faculty Largely Dismayed by State of Academic Freedom on Campus, Per Survey
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is broadly pessimistic about the current state of academic freedom at the University, according to The Crimson’s annual FAS survey.
5 Harvard Students Suspended, More Than 20 Face Probation for Encampment Participation
The Harvard College Administrative Board suspended five students and placed more than 20 students on probation Friday evening over their involvement in the 20-day pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard, according to two Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine organizers and a faculty member with knowledge of the situation.
FAS to Consider Formation of Faculty Senate Planning Body Over Online Ballot
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will hold an online vote on whether to elect delegates to a planning body for a University-wide faculty senate, delaying a final decision on the proposal until the summer during a special FAS meeting Tuesday.
FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra Takes Victory Lap After Peaceful End to Harvard Yard Encampment
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra praised interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 for his handling of the pro-Palestine encampment and called for “true and meaningful dialogue” in her first public statement about the nearly three-week occupation of Harvard Yard that ended Tuesday morning.
More Than 180 Harvard Faculty Sign Letter Urging Garber to End Pro-Palestine Encampment
More than 180 Harvard faculty urged interim University President Alan M. Garber ’76 and interim Provost John F. Manning ’82 to end the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard in an open letter.
FAS Advances Vote on Harvard Faculty Senate Planning Body After Spirited Debate
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences took its first step toward a University-wide faculty senate on Tuesday by voting to hold a special meeting on whether the FAS will send delegates to a “planning body.”
Manning Addresses Harvard Yard Encampment, Draws Groans, Laughter From FAS Faculty
Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences pressed interim Harvard Provost John F. Manning ’82 over the University’s reluctance to negotiate with pro-Palestine student activists, at one point laughing incredulously at his defensive answers, during a Tuesday FAS meeting.
More Than 300 Harvard Faculty Urge Garber To Negotiate with Pro-Palestine Protesters
More than 300 Harvard faculty members signed a letter sent to interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 that urged his administration to negotiate with the pro-Palestine student protesters staging an encampment in Harvard Yard.
The Harvard Crimson Raises More Than $15 Million in Historic Capital Campaign
The Harvard Crimson raised more than $15 million through a capital campaign commemorating the campus newspaper’s 150th anniversary, Crimson President J. Sellers Hill ’25 announced in an email to alumni on Monday.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences to Consider Starting Faculty Senate Planning Process
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences is expected to discuss a resolution on May 7 that — if passed — would mark their first concrete step toward forming a University-wide faculty senate.
