Deadlines are usually important in getting people to actually sign up for things,” Rather said. “I do think that there’s a deadline in place for a reason. UC President Shaiba Rather ’17, who ultimately voted against the legislation, said that helping HUIT publicize the upcoming deadline would be valuable, but that having a firm deadline was important. “I'm against taking a stance on something when we don't have all of the facts.” Levine ’17, an inactive Crimson editor, said. “It's unprofessional for us as a Council to send a really combative statement to a Harvard office without doing the legwork of reaching out to them to hear their side of the story,” Rules Committee Chair Daniel R. “Considering that students have experienced difficulty in the past creating and using their HarvarKey and that the current deadline to create a HarvardKey occurs when students will be completing midterms and preparing for finals, we ask that the deadline be moved to some point in the summer,” the letter states.īefore approving the legislation, the UC held a prolonged debate with many representatives arguing that the body should first speak to HUIT before passing any legislation on the matter. In their letter the UC had expressed concern that an April 20 deadline would add an extra burden to students in the midst of exams. The following day, HUIT chief technology officer Jason Snyder responded to members of the UC clarifying that the deadline for undergraduates to claim their HarvardKey is June 1, and that the April 20 deadline only applies to "aculty, staff, and other non-student members of the College." The UC ultimately passed legislation calling on HUIT to extend the deadline.Īfter the UC’s meeting, the Education Committee sent a letter to HUIT detailing the Council’s stance. Sponsors of the legislation worried that undergraduates would miss the initial deadline for claiming the new login service. Undergraduates who do not claim their HarvardKey in time will still have access to Harvard email and my.harvard services.Īt the meeting, UC members debated legislation that said the deadline for undergraduates to claim their HarvardKey was April 20.
Afterward, only HarvardKey users can log in to some services, including Microsoft Office 365, according to HUIT’s website. The previous authentication system for undergraduates, whereby students log in to online services using a Harvard University ID number and a PIN, is set to expire in June, according to HUIT. After a contentious debate, the Undergraduate Council sent a letter Sunday calling on Harvard University Information Technology to extend the deadline for undergraduates to sign up for HarvardKey, the University’s new authentication system that affiliates can use to log in to Harvard’s online services.
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