Faculty
Social Group Ban Revives Faculty Concerns Over Governance
The faculty committee was meant to ameliorate professors' worries that they weren't being heard—but a new ban on social groups has left some feeling more frustrated than ever.
Faculty Meeting
Robert A. Lue, left, and Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Peter K. Bol enter University Hall before a faculty meeting in November 2015.
The University's 'Bedrock'
The College's controversial social group policy has awoken a historically formidable contingent: the Faculty.
Sanctions Review Committee To Release Recommendations in 'Coming Weeks’
The committee will also create and share an online forum for Harvard faculty members to post feedback on the committee’s recommendations after they are disseminated.
Garber Assures Faculty Research Funding is a Priority
Also at the meeting, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris withdrew his April motion requesting the Faculty create a committee to implement a new course requirement called “Thinking with Data.”
Adams House to be Renovated After Lowell
Harvard is expected to renovate Adams House as the sixth installment in the more than $1 billion project to modernize and renovate the College’s upperclassmen Houses.
More than 60 Fall CS50 Enrollees Faced Academic Dishonesty Charges
More than 60 students enrolled in CS50 last semester appeared before the Honor Council in a wave of academic dishonesty cases that has stretched the Council to its limits.
Albert Henrichs, Scholar of Greek Literature, Dies at 74
Albert Henrichs, a globally-renowned scholar of Greek literature and religion, died April 16. He was 74.
Report Shows Increase in Faculty Diversity Over Past Ten Years
The proportion of Harvard’s tenured faculty who are women or people of color jumped from 30.8 percent to 39.2 percent over the past decade.
Danielle Allen Rises Through Harvard’s Ranks
Danielle S. Allen’s meteoric rise at Harvard is the latest step in a distinguished career as a political theorist and classicist.
At Veritas Forum, Academics Talk Spirituality
Biology professor Robert A. Lue, and MIT professor and nuclear scientist Ian Hutchinson spoke about whether scientists can believe in miracles and a higher power.
As FAS Grapples with Budgets, SEAS Continues ‘Measured Growth’
As FAS struggles with budget constraints, SEAS is continuing with “measured growth” and plans to partner with outside firms to generate additional revenue.
Three Harvard Professors Named Guggenheim Fellows
Three Harvard professors were awarded prestigious Guggenheim research fellowships, an award honoring “exceptional creative ability in the arts,” last week.
