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Tag: Harvard University Police Department
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Campus & Community
HUPD releases updates to dashboard reporting department data, indicators
Latest additions to Harvard University Police Department dashboard include new data on public safety activities of the department.
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Campus & Community
Sniffing for smiles
Meet Sasha, newest member of Harvard police force. Her duty? To spread joy.
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Campus & Community
Police chief recalls his first year of pandemic, progress
A year into the job, Chief Victor Clay says the University’s police department has made strides in accountability, transparency, and diversity.
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Campus & Community
University Police Department unveils workload- and crime-data dashboard
The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) today announced the launch of a public workload- and crime-data dashboard, an initiative that grew out of a recent wide-ranging examination of the department and aims to further increase transparency and accountability.
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Campus & Community
Police need to see themselves and be seen as a part of the community
Victor Clay has been appointed as the new chief of the Harvard University Police Department. Clay comes to Harvard from the California Institute of Technology, where he was chief of campus security and parking services.
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Campus & Community
Victor Clay named new Harvard police chief
Victor Clay, a law enforcement professional with more than 35 years of experience, has been named the next chief of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD).
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Campus & Community
For Harvard police, a renewed focus on community, communications
The Gazette spoke with Denis Downing about how Harvard University Police Department has implemented the recommendations of 21CP Solutions’ review, and what he hopes to accomplish before a new chief is appointed.
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Campus & Community
University releases external review of police department
The Gazette spoke with Executive Vice President Katie Lapp to discuss the findings of an independent review of the Harvard University Police Department and how Harvard plans to implement recommendations to secure public safety and community well-being.
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Campus & Community
How to make a better Harvard Police Department
Review committee details process, and how their findings may inform search for new Harvard University Police Department chief.
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Campus & Community
Nationwide search launched for University chief of police
Harvard has launched a nationwide search to hire the University’s next chief of police.
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Campus & Community
Good cop, nice cop
Depending on whom you ask, the most photographed Harvard institution is either the John Harvard Statue, Massachusetts Hall, or Harvard University Police Department Officer Charles Marren. “I might be more…
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Campus & Community
Running for a purpose
Harvard runners run the Boston Marathon to overcome challenges, be part of a community, and give back
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Campus & Community
Dual investigator
After switching careers from defense manufacturing to police work, Christos Hatzopoulos embarked on a third challenge: earning a master’s degree in history from the Harvard Extension School.
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Campus & Community
A call to walk in the light
In recognition of the Boston Marathon bombings and as part of One Boston Day, Harvard police officer and affiliated minister Kevin Bryant offered hope to the community during the University’s Morning Prayers service at Memorial Church’s Appleton Chapel.
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Campus & Community
Q&A with Alicia Oeser
The Gazette sat down with the new director of Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Alicia Oeser, to discuss the dual mission of providing support services to those who have experienced sexual assault and offering education and outreach programs to decrease the incidence of sexual assault on campus.
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Campus & Community
Order restored
No explosives or suspicious devices were found following the evacuation and sweep of four Harvard University buildings by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
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Campus & Community
Feeling especially secure
Members of the Harvard University Police Department and Securitas were honored for their efforts during the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath.
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Campus & Community
To protect, serve, mourn
The Harvard University Police Department joined thousands of colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday to pay tribute to Sean Collier, the officer slain in aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Campus & Community
Shuttered but humming
As Greater Boston shut down during Friday’s manhunt for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, Harvard halted too — and found peace, togetherness, and hope.
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Campus & Community
Conservation’s siren song
The Harvard University Police Department rolled out six new patrol cars last month. But it wasn’t the flashing lights or fresh paint jobs that were turning heads. It was the 47 mpg, gas-electric hybrid motor under the hoods.
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Campus & Community
Green incentive for going green
Two new initiatives are being rolled out by Harvard’s CommuterChoice Program this winter. The expanded benefits will offer bicyclists tax-free reimbursements for bike-related expenses, including purchase and repair, and will provide Emergency Ride Home services to faculty and staff commuters who do not travel by car.
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Campus & Community
HUPD annual report available
Harvard’s annual security report, prepared in compliance with The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the “Clery Act”), is titled “Playing it Safe” and can be found on the HUPD’s website.
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Campus & Community
A moving experience
More than 1,600 undergraduates took the first step yesterday to making Harvard their home for the next four years, as they began arriving early in the morning for the ritual of freshman move-in day.
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Campus & Community
HUPD Chief Riley discusses crime on campus
HUPD Chief Francis Riley sits down with the Gazette to discuss crime and its prevention on campus.
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Campus & Community
Finding a campus rhythm
Sgt. Kevin Bryant has studied everything from the Bible to Buddhist meditation to kenpo karate. As HUPD’s diversity and community liaison, he brings an appreciation for Harvard’s many cultures to his police work.
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Campus & Community
Concerns over drugs, safety, health
Harvard officials are meeting with House tutors and administrators this semester to clarify campus drug policies.
