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Monday, June 22, 2026

Will Harvard Continue to Lead the Charge? - Part 172

From the Harvard Crimson: All Harvard College staff are expected to be required to be in the office five days a week beginning this fall as part of a sweeping staff restructuring in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, according to an FAS staff member familiar with the matter. The staff member said some employees were informally told of the change by managers, but that official communication about the policy has not yet been sent to staff.

The FAS currently employs more than 2,000 staff. It is unclear how many would be affected by the new policy, particularly since some offices support both the College and other FAS schools. College spokesperson Jonathan Palumbo wrote in a statement that conversations around hybrid work are ongoing. The change comes as part of a broad staff reorganization that has been in the works for more than a year and that could result in up to a quarter of FAS staff being laid off. The change to College hybrid work is a signal that even staffers who keep their jobs will be affected by the restructuring...

Full story at https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/6/19/college-staff-office-requirement/.

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