College
Investigation Underway, Civil Rights Officers Visit Campus
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is making visits to Harvard to investigate the College’s adherence to Title IX, according to members of the activist group that filed the complaint that precipitated the probe last spring.
On Modes of Jewish Intellectual Life
Martin E. Jay, University of Berkeley professor of history, compares the childhoods of Walter Benjamin and Isaiah Berlin, major Jewish philosophers and intellectuals at the Center for European Studies on Monday.
EPS Field Trip
Wilson W. Kuhnel '16 explores the geological features of the Squantum Head coastline. Earth and Planetary Sciences 21: "The Dynamic Earth" took a field trip to North Quincy to identify minerals and sketch rock structures.
Resident Dean Name Change, Take 12
To save the College some time when it inevitably renames the resident dean position again, we've decided to offer up a few suggestions.
Unloading the Ad Board
Two major policy changes, approved in the span of just two months earlier this year, are set to overhaul the 124-year-old Administrative Board by next fall.
Mather House Resident Dean Invents Portable Standing Desk
The StandStand, as Leafgren calls the wooden structure, is a portable set of three interlocking panels, easy to assemble and disassemble.
Official Resident Dean Title Changes Again
Resident deans—the administrators briefly known as House deans—will now be called Allston Burr Assistant Deans of Harvard College.
5 Questions with Pankaj Pradhan
Enjoying the improved dining hall menu this year? You can thank Pankaj Pradhan, the culinary artist behind The Red Lentil, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant in Watertown, Mass. This Summer, he shared his talents with Harvard University Dining Services to bring more flavor and variety to the dining halls. FM sat down with Pradhan for five questions about the collaboration.
Hey, Professor!: Copyright Law
In order to share assigned readings with their students, many Harvard professors post materials on their course websites. Are these professors violating copyright laws? Kyle K. Courtney, a copyright advisor and program manager in Harvard’s Office for Scholarly Communication, works in conjunction with Harvard libraries on copyright matters. He shared his thoughts on this sticky issue with Fifteen Minutes.
Following Report on Stress, Freshman Serenity Room Opens
The space, which will be open 24 hours a day, is the first of its kind in the Yard.
Month in, Yard Official Says Smoking Ban Implementation Smooth
The manager of Harvard Yard said she has not heard any reports about hostile or uncooperative responses from either students or tourists.
Excellent Sheep
William Deresiewicz, writer of New Republic article, "Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League," speaks about his new book, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, in Paine Hall on Monday evening.
Ukraine Crisis Panel
Carl Bildt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, elaborates his viewpoint on what's next for Europe following the Ukraine Crisis. This event hosted by the Center for European Studies took place in Tsai Auditorium, CGIS South Building on Monday afternoon.
Ukraine Crisis Panel
Mario Monti, former Prime Minister of Italy, speaks about issues surrounding the Ukraine crisis and Europe. Along with Carl Bildt and Grzegorz Ekiert, the panel discussion took place in Tsai Auditorium CGIS South on Monday afternoon.
Ukraine Crisis Panel
Mario Monti, Grzegorz Ekiert, and Carl Bildt discuss the critical challenges facing Europe in an event sponsored by the Center for European Studies on the Ukraine Crisis on Monday afternoon in Tsai Auditorium at CGIS South Building.
Question 3
Professor Harvey Cox addresses the media alongside members of the clergy about the casino repeal effort on Monday morning on the steps of Memorial Church.
Excellent Sheep
William Deresiewicz, writer of New Republic article, "Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League," speaks about his new book, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, in Paine Hall on Monday evening.
Excellent Sheep
Dean Rakesh Khurana asks William Deresiewicz, writer of New Republic article, "Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League," what he misses most about being an educator on Monday evening in Paine Hall.
Excellent Sheep
William Deresiewicz, writer of New Republic article, "Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League," speaks about his new book, "Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life" in Paine Hall on Monday evening.
McKinlock Renewal Lauded at Ribbon-Cutting
Jazz music mixed with the chatter of more than 100 attendees gathered in the newly dedicated Stapleton Courtyard.