College Administration
Leverett House Master Will Serve as Chief of Docket Meetings for Monthly House Master Meetings
Leverett House Master and Physics Professor Howard M. Georgi ’68, known to his House as “Chief,” will now serve as ...
In Choosing Roommates, Deans Become Matchmakers
The fact that many freshman roommates have similar—but not too similar, they say—personalities and interests is the product of a careful and unusually nuanced process.
Stanton To Become Undergraduate Education Asst. Dean
Currier House Resident Dean Katherine Stanton will become assistant dean in the Office of Undergraduate Education on Oct. 1, replacing Logan S. McCarty, who assumed a new position directing the physical sciences on July 1.
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 Director Inge-Lise Ameer Heads to Dartmouth
Interim Director of Advising Programs Inge-Lise Ameer, who served a crucial role in the re-creation of undergraduate advising at Harvard, will leave for Dartmouth on August 6.
A Second First Year
Evelynn M. Hammonds started her tenure as the Dean of Harvard College last year dealing with a massive power outage on the first day freshmen arrived on campus—the beginning of a string of difficult and unpredictable circumstances that would shape her first year as dean.
Faculty Council Votes To Dismiss Student
An undergraduate has been dismissed from Harvard College after allegedly hacking into online accounts of the teaching staff in his courses.
Faculty Approves Ad Board Reforms
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to expand the College’s sanctions for academic dishonesty violations and to clarify policies regarding student collaboration.
Despite Improvements, Issues Remain With Sexual Assault Procedures
While using fact finders has solved some of the issues with the Ad board’s sexual assault policies, many believe there are still fundamental flaws in the adjudication process that need to be addressed.
New J-Term Plans Released
During next year’s January Term, all undergraduates will be allowed to return to campus eight days before classes begin, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced Friday.
Administrators Say Survey Indicates Satisfaction With First J-Term
The overwhelming majority of undergraduates spent this past January Term with family and friends, using the time to exercise, relax, and catch up on sleep, according to a survey conducted by the College administration to evaluate the inaugural month-long winter break.
Dean Allan Brandt
Students participate in a town-hall meeting held in Dudley House with Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Allan Brandt.
College Prepares New Course Planning Tool
In an effort to better predict class sizes each semester, College administrators are hoping to implement new course planning requirements for undergraduates next year.
Administrators Discuss College Honor Code
As the College turns its attention to a sweeping review of academic dishonesty at Harvard, one topic continues to come up in discussions: an honor code.
Forced Withdrawals Come Under Fire
Their stories provide a rare window into the often overlooked consequences of withdrawal from the College. Every year, an average of 70 Harvard students face a “requirement to withdraw”—the Ad Board’s most common response to cases of academic dishonesty and a relatively standard response to serious academic failures.
Ad Board Grapples with Plagiarism
The advent of smart phones and easy access to the Internet has blurred the lines of what constitutes blatant academic dishonesty.
College Dean Releases Ad Board Report
Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds released yesterday the official report of the Committee to Review the Administrative Board, which recommends a holistic reform of the College’s primary disciplinary body.