Noah Ferris

Harvard's FAS withheld its annual financial report, breaking from a decades-long practice. @TheCrimson obtained it for you — here's our analysis. With @tmbierwerth and @amannmahajan: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

US News ranks Harvard #1, but does that hold for labor relations? We’ll let you decide — here’s how bargaining stacks up across campuses under pressure from the Trump administration. @tmbierwerth and I report for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

HGSU-UAW is officially on strike. Track live updates in @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/thread/2026/4/…

Harvard graduate students are poised to strike tomorrow, following an hour-long bargaining session today that saw little movement on core issues. More updates to come in @thecrimson. thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Harvard officials said Expository Writing “Studio 10” sections will expand from 10 to 15 students beginning next academic year. Union leaders say it’s illegal. Read in @TheCrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers reached a tentative agreement with Harvard on a 1-year contract — an unusually short lifespan reflective of financial uncertainty on campus. Read about salary raises and more in @TheCrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

BREAKING — Harvard graduate students will strike if contract talks fail by 11:59 PM on April 20. See further developments in @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

JUST IN: Harvard's grad student union authorized a strike, with 95.8% of ballots in favor and 79% voter participation. Union leadership now has the power to call a strike, should bargaining stall. With @tmbierwerth for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Security guards said they were asked to approve a new four-year contract without seeing its full text, deepening frustration over what several described as a breakdown in communication from their union. @tmbierwerth and @noahaferris report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

Roughly 160 workers at the Harvard Club of Boston unionized with United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 earlier this month. Read @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/4…

Good to know the White House is keeping up with The Crimson — you should too. Get your daily Harvard scoops: thecrimson.com/subscribe

STAYING AFLOAT — Harvard SEAS grad students who teach more courses than required for their degree no longer receive extra pay. The policy went into effect at the start of the fall 2025 semester. @tmbierwerth @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

THEY HAVE A DEAL. After 5 months of bargaining, Harvard custodians reached a tentative contract agreement with the University. Included: the highest custodial wage increase in 20 years. With @tmbierwerth for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

Bargaining inches forward — Harvard Academic Workers & the University reached a tentative agreement on intellectual property rights. Yet much remains in the air, including time caps & protections for non-citizen workers. w/ @tmbierwerth for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/3…

Harvard custodians tasked with shoveling the blizzard struggled to find sleeping space in between shifts Sunday night — leaving many in common rooms, custodial closets, and on the floor. With @tmbierwerth for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/2…

THE STATE OF THE UNION One year into bargaining with Harvard, here's where HGSU stands on key demands. @tmbierwerth @thecrimson #union #harvard thecrimson.com/article/2026/2…

"harvard can do better" outside, 150 rallied for custodial wage increases and healthcare subsidies inside, the union resumed contract talks with harvard @tmbierwerth and i report for @thecrimson: thecrimson.com/article/2026/2… #labor #rally

EXCLUSIVE bargaining update — grad student union dished up economic articles at the bargaining table this monday @tmbierwerth @thecrimson thecrimson.com/article/2026/2…

"what do we want? contracts!" @tmbierwerth and i covered our first rally for @thecrimson yesterday! read here: thecrimson.com/article/2026/2…

Harvard pushed to increase the course load of non-tenure-track faculty at a bargaining session, escalating tensions with the union’s thousands of members as the negotiations drag into their second year. @tmbierwerth and @noahaferris report. thecrimson.com/article/2026/1…