Faculty
Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition Sponsors Research Position
A group of undergraduate and graduate students advocating an end to human trafficking and forced labor is teaming up with the Kennedy School to support a research analyst position that will study Harvard’s supply chain labor practices.
UC Leaders Present to Faculty Council on Final Club, Greek Org. Sanctions
Undergraduate Council President Shaiba Rather ’17 and Vice President Daniel V. Banks ’17 fielded questions about campus discussions regarding final clubs and Greek organizations.
Sunstein's Star Wars
Professor Cass R. Sunstein ’75 lectures on his new book, “The World According to Star Wars," which explores unanticipated movements in law, business, culture, and politics through a Star Wars lens.
Faculty Offer Guidance on Being 'Out' in Academia
The panel comes in response to GSAS students’ calls for discussions about managing academic life while identifying as queer.
Pluralism Project Celebrates 25 Years of Researching Religious Diversity
Founded by professor Diana L. Eck, the organization marked its milestone with three days of panels and discussions last week.
Stephen L. Carter Argues Slavery’s Effects on the Law
Yale Law School Professor Stephen L. Carter argued the relevance of slavery in the United States by addressing its impact on the law in the first installment of his W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture Series on Tuesday.
Knife-fighting and Cardboard Bazookas: A Conversation with Matthew Hersch
On the first day of class Hersch demonstrated how one might load a musket while riding a horse.
English Prof. Louis Menand Receives National Humanities Medal
Harvard English professor and Pulitzer-winning writer Louis Menand will receive the National Humanities Medal for his writings on cultural history.
Stat Department Sees Significant Growth in Recent Years
The Statistics Department has gone from 17 concentrators in 2008 to 199 as of December 2015.
Faculty Council Discusses Final Club, Greek Org. Sanctions
Members of the Faculty Council discussed single-gender social organizations at their first two meetings of the semester in preparation for a likely Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote on whether to support a new College policy penalizing the groups.
Theater, Dance, and Media Bolsters Program with More Courses
Theater, Dance & Media continues to grow in its second year as a concentration, offering the first dance technique course for credit, a collaboration with an internationally renowned director, and a new Asian American performance class.
Matthew J. Liebmann
Compared to many other archaeologists’ work investigating thousands of years into the past, Liebmann’s focus on the archaeology of early Native American encounters with Europeans is practically breaking news.
Peter L. Galison
Galison’s teaching, like his many projects, focuses on the historical, philosophical, and ethical implications of science.
