Department Extends Economics 1010a Change

Continuing an experiment that began this fall, the Harvard economics department will offer three versions of intermediate microeconomics in the next academic year.

Government, Economics Rank Low in Department Satisfaction

The English Department ranked first in satisfaction among the largest concentrations in the annual exit surveys completed in May.

Economics and Government Advising Revised

Reforms to the advising structures in the two largest undergraduate concentrations—Economics and Government—have been launched this fall, with the introduction of a dedicated staff concentration adviser in economics and the creation of a Peer Concentration Counseling (PCC) program in government. These changes will impact roughly one in four Harvard students.

College Names New APO Director

Adela Penagos, an assistant dean at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the new director of Harvard’s four-year-old Advising Programs Office.

Advising

A student seeks help from her adviser on choosing courses.

Seeking a Practical Education

Mariam Braimah ’13 was in eighth grade when she told her parents she didn’t want to be a doctor.

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