Academics
In 1953, Harvard Tuition Was Hiked to $800
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Proposal Could Eliminate Assignments Due During Reading Period
Final papers and projects will no longer be due during reading period if a proposal discussed at Wednesday’s Committee on Undergraduate Education meeting comes to fruition.
Startup Connects Students to Research Resources
Project Lever, a startup founded by recent Harvard grad, aims to facilitate student searches for thesis advisers and research opportunities. The project joins the growing movement to digitize Harvard’s archives and resources.
Stat 104 Emerges As Harvard's Top-Enrolled Course This Spring
With 642 students enrolling, Stat 104 has become Harvard’s biggest course this spring. Stat 104 narrowly beats Ec 10's enrollment, which drew 627 students.
Few Hit Jackpot In Course Lotteries
As the number of interested students in some already oversubscribed classes continues to grow and Pre-Term Planning data at times fails to accurately predict student interest, professors face the dilemma of how best to accommodate students while still maintaining the quality of their classes.
Professors and a Student Think Outside of the Box
Speaking on topics ranging from Romans to breast milk, six faculty members and Harvard Thinks Big’s first student speaker had a packed crowd, alternatively roaring with laughter and questioning conditions of humanity.
Students To Create Modules for ChinaX
The students who take Chinese History 185: “Creating ChinaX—Teaching China’s History Online” will produce work that will be used by thousands of online learners across the globe.
"The Human Organism" Through the Years
The world of science and Harvard's undergraduate curriculum have both seen tremendous change since Harvard School of Public Health Professor Joseph D. Brain first taught "The Human Organism" in 1971.
The Brain Behind the Human Organism
Professor Joseph D. Brain stands before a chalkboard in a photo taken between 15 and 20 years ago, by his estimate. Brain will teach his course "The Human Organism" for the final time this spring.
5 New Courses for the Undecided Shopper
Despite all its pluses and perks, shopping period does present Harvard students with one potential problem: buyer's remorse. While students filing into course book mainstays like Ec10 and LS1b pretty much know what to expect from the semester, nothing screams caveat emptor quite like the words "New Course" (and the telltale lack of a Q score) next to a class names. But new courses aren't all bad and often offer students a chance to snag a gem of a class before words gets out and the whole shebang is lotteried the following year. So, for those daring students who are eager to plunge into the great unknown (or who couldn't get into Maria Tatar's fairy tales class), here are five new courses that you might want to check out.
Classes Address Collaboration Policies
Among crowded classrooms and stacks of syllabi, professors outlining their collaboration policies have become a common theme of opening lectures.
Text of Stemberg's Letter Addressing the Cheating Scandal
Read the text of a personal letter obtained by The Crimson this week that was sent by prominent alumnus Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 to University President Drew G. Faust.
Alumnus Slams Harvard's Handling of the Cheating Scandal
Thomas G. Stemberg ’71, founder of the retail chain Staples and a prominent supporter of the Harvard mens’ basketball program, characterized the College’s handling of the Government 1310 cheating scandal as “Orwellian” in a personal letter addressed to University President Drew G. Faust.
