Tag: Human Resources

  • Nation & World

    Answer to U.S. labor shortage? ‘Hidden’ workforce

    Businesses could address labor shortages by tapping into 27 million workers who are “hidden” from corporate hiring processes.

    7 minutes
    Joseph Fuller.
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    New VP for human resources

    Marking the culmination of a national search, Manuel Cuevas-Trisán has been appointed Harvard’s new vice president for human resources.

    3 minutes
    Manuel Cuevas-Trisán.
  • Nation & World

    Harvard to guarantee workers’ pay, benefits amid coronavirus disruptions

    Harvard announces it will guarantee workers’ pay and benefits through May 28, despite disruptions from the coronavirus.

    4 minutes
    Empty Yard at Harvard.
  • Nation & World

    Heroes, day by day

    Sixty men and women from across Harvard were honored for their outstanding work and service to the University’s mission at the annual Harvard Heroes event.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    With inclusion as the goal

    Harvard staff attended a workforce management conference to learn skills to communicate, solve problems, and innovate effectively across cultures.

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Using privilege helpfully

    Acknowledging one’s privilege — and using that advantage to help level the playing field for everyone — is essential in the fight against racism and sexism, activist Peggy McIntosh told a crowd of Harvard faculty and staff in the second of this year’s FAS diversity dialogues.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The right way to report wrongdoing

    The University’s comprehensive new policy on whistleblowing aims to make reporting legal or ethical breaches both safe and easy for all members of the Harvard community.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A quarter-century, and still going strong

    Annual ceremony honors 142 longtime employees, the keepers of Harvard’s institutional identity. But they’re more than just the guardians of a legacy — sometimes they’re guardian angels, too.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Taking the pulse of Harvard

    Harvard is launching a University-wide staff survey for the first time since 2008. The brief questionnaire will gauge employees’ opinions on Harvard as a workplace.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Health care changes ahead

    Open enrollment begins Oct. 27 at Harvard. Until Nov. 9, faculty, staff, and retirees can make changes to their benefits, elect a new vision care plan, and review 2012 rates and features for Harvard’s health plans.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Giving thanks to each other

    Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is giving staff members an opportunity to show their gratitude to one another at this week’s first-ever Giving Thanks Open House (Nov. 16-18).

    2 minutes
  • Nation & World

    All in this together

    Members of the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) — which assists member institutions in recruiting and retaining faculty and staff — worked on strategies for a host of challenges during the organization’s general assembly, held at Harvard University.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Partying like it’s 1985

    Dozens of Harvard employees were honored at the 56th Annual 25-Year Recognition Ceremony at Sanders Theatre on Oct. 13.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    25 years of service

    Viva Fisher and Clif Colby are two of dozens of Harvard staff and faculty being honored at the 56th annual recognition ceremony.

    4 minutes
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    New retirement investing options

    Harvard reshuffles its retirement fund lineup, trimming the number of individual options while introducing adaptive “lifecycle funds.” The University will allow investment-savvy employees to invest in thousands of additional mutual funds through a new brokerage account option.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Money Mondays to help staff

    The Office of Human Resources will be offering a special series of “HARVie chats” on banking, benefits, investing, and other financial topics. Harvard staff are invited to visit http://harvie.harvard.edu/chats/upcomingchats.shtml to get information that may help in navigating through the current economic downturn.

    1 minute
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    In brief

    Money Mondays offer help The Office of Human Resources will be offering a special series of “HARVie chats” on banking, benefits, investing, and other financial topics. Harvard staff are invited to visit http://harvie.harvard.edu/chats/upcomingchats.shtml to get information that may help in navigating through the current economic downturn.

    1 minute