Harvard College Vegetarian Society

For information on upcoming meetings, please see "Upcoming Events."

Who We Are

A student-run organization at Harvard College consisting of undergraduates, Harvard University graduate students, Harvard staff, Cambridge/Allston community members, and whoever else wants to be involved!

What We Stand For

The Harvard College Vegetarian Society is concerned with the political, social, environmental, moral, and health issues related to vegetarianism, veganism, and other plant-based diets. Our purpose is to foster community among vegetarians and those interested in vegetarianism through educational and outreach activities. 

Recent Events

Vegetarian Thanksgiving Potluck

We had the first of what hopes to become a yearly tradition--a meatless feast for vegetarians at Harvard!

The Crimson covered it, too.

Hosting the Take Action Conference with Peta2

Cage-Free Egg Campaign: Spring 2007

In December 2006, we began mobilizing student support to get Harvard University Dining Services to adopt a partial-to-full cage-free egg policy for the eggs served in the dining halls.  This involved collecting over 900 signatures in support of switching to an egg provider, Pete and Gerry's, that exhibits more humane and environmentally friendly practices. Over 100 other colleges and universities have made the same switch from battery-cage to cage-free eggs, and Harvard has become one of them.  The Boston Herald and the Humane Society of the United States had articles on the switch. More coverage:

Crimson Editorial in support of cage-free eggs March 7, 2007

Facing Animals and Animal Crossings: Two Animal Rights Panel Discussions held at Harvard

HCVS member Eric Linsker '07 and others in the Harvard Philosophy department organized these two amazing panels held in April and May of 2007 at Harvard University.

Facing Animals (link to the complete video)

A groundbreaking panel on animals in ethics and the law, with Patricia Herzog, Christine Korsgaard, Martha Nussbaum and Cass R. Sunstein. Moderated by Thomas M. Scanlon, Jr.

Animal Crossings (link to the complete video)
An interdisciplinary panel discussion on the place of animals in the history of science, natural history, evolutionary biology, religion, literature, and the law, featuring Janet Browne (Harvard), Harriet Ritvo (MIT), Peter Sacks (Harvard), and Paul Waldau (Tufts), and moderated by Marjorie Garber (Harvard).

Check out our links for more information on vegetarianism, recipes, our student group, and upcoming events both at Harvard and in the greater Boston area!

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Website last updated February 2008