Faculty
‘Off and Running’: HKS Prof. Halla Logadottir Announces Campaign for President of Iceland
Harvard Kennedy School lecturer Halla H. Logadottir, who co-founded the HKS Arctic Initiative, is running to become the next president of Iceland ahead of the country’s June 1 election.
Harvard GSAS Dean Says Students Should Pursue Grad Degrees for ‘Love of the Discipline,’ Not Professorship
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Emma Dench said students should pursue graduate degrees out of passion for their research rather than a desire for professorship during a Tuesday interview with The Crimson.
Faculty Demand Greater Say as Confidence in Harvard’s Governance Plummets
A group of prominent Harvard professors is seeking to establish a University-wide faculty senate, as skepticism of the University’s governing boards continues to grow among faculty amid a year of turmoil.
Philosophy Professor Sean Kelly To Serve as Next Arts and Humanities Dean
Philosophy professor Sean D. Kelly will serve as the next Arts and Humanities dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced Wednesday morning.
Harvard FAS Increases Climate-Related Courses Following 2022 Report
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has increased the number of climate-related courses across several disciplines and departments in recent years, following University-wide efforts to expand climate change-related courses in Harvard’s curriculum.
6 New Members Elected to Harvard FAS Faculty Council
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences elected six new members to the Faculty Council, bringing new faces to a body that has had unprecedented facetime with top Harvard leadership this semester.
Harvard Students Form Academic Freedom Group Amid Debates Over Speech, Neutrality
Roughly a year after more than 70 Harvard faculty members formed the Council on Academic Freedom, some Harvard undergraduates have decided to follow their lead.
Former HKS Dean Graham Allison Met With Chinese President Xi Jinping During Beijing Visit
Former Harvard Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison ’62 met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a nine-day visit to Beijing late last month.
‘Incredibly Difficult’: Social Science Profs Struggle to Find Graduate TFs
Courses in the Social Science division are facing a shortage of graduate student teaching fellows as Harvard’s Ph.D. cohorts have shrunk following the Covid-19 pandemic and amid a general shift away from the humanities and social sciences.
Harvard Law School Professors Talk Academic Freedom, Institutional Neutrality at Panel Discussion
Harvard Law School professors Janet E. Halley and Jeannie Suk Gersen discussed the state of academic freedom and institutional neutrality at Harvard in a panel discussion on Tuesday.
Harvard Professors Discuss Affirmative Action, Legacy Admissions at IOP Forum
Ahead of Ivy Day on March 28, a two-professor panel discussed the impact of legacy admissions and the fall of affirmative action on admissions at elite colleges during a Tuesday forum at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics.
Some Postdocs Will Vote Challenge in HAW-UAW’s Upcoming Union Elections
As Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers gears up for its unionization election in early April, some workers will participate in the vote despite not yet being formal members of the potential bargaining unit.
Econ 10 Professors Debate, Juggle Latkes and Hamantaschen at Comical Harvard Hillel Event
A debate between the two professors leading Harvard’s introductory Economics course descended into a circus as they weighed whether hamantaschen or latkes are the superior Jewish holiday food.
Colleagues Rally to Harvard Sociology Prof.’s Defense Following Plagiarism Allegations
After an anonymous complaint accused Harvard sociology professor Christina J. Cross of plagiarism last week, her colleagues quickly rose to her defense.
Fourth Black Female Harvard Scholar Accused of Plagiarism Amid Assault on DEI Initiatives
Harvard Sociology assistant professor Christina J. Cross was accused of plagiarism in an anonymous complaint to Harvard’s Office of Research Integrity, the fourth Black woman at Harvard who studies race or social justice to be accused of plagiarism.
Lowell House Deans, Safra Center Denounce Panel on Antisemitism and Islamophobia Following Backlash
The Lowell House Faculty Deans and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics removed themselves as co-sponsors of an upcoming Thursday panel on Islamophobia and antisemitism, following student complaints and public criticism that the event failed to include Jewish and Zionist voices.
Gino Suggested BU Prof. Manipulated Data, Harvard Business School Report Shows
Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino — who came under fire for allegations of data manipulation — suggested that Boston University professor and co-author Nina Mažar tampered with her data, according to an internal HBS report.
Harvard Business School Investigation Report Recommended Firing Francesca Gino
An internal report from the Harvard Business School revealed that the faculty committee charged with leading the investigation into allegations of data fraud against professor Francesca Gino found her responsible for the alleged misconduct and recommended her termination.
As Peer Schools Ditch Test-Optional, FAS Dean Says Harvard Is in No Rush
As its Ivy League peers return to requiring standardized testing, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said Harvard is still “in the midst of analyzing” the effectiveness of its test-optional admission policy.
Harvard Prof. Eric Rentschler Sanctioned for Violating Sexual Harassment Policies
Germanic Languages and Literatures professor Eric Rentschler was placed on two-year administrative leave for violating the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ sexual and gender-based harassment and professional conduct policies, Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced in an internal email.
Harvard Professor, Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin Named 2024 TIME Woman of the Year
Harvard Economics professor and recent Nobel laureate Claudia D. Goldin was named a TIME Woman of the Year for 2024, the magazine announced late last month.
Divinity School Harambee Group Hosts Screening of Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s New Docuseries
Faculty and staff from across Harvard gathered Tuesday night for a screening of Gospel, a new docuseries produced and hosted by University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
HUA Members Praise Faculty Vote to Reject Earlier Course Add Deadline
Members of the Harvard Undergraduate Association praised the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for voting on Tuesday to reject a proposal moving up the deadline for adding classes to the third Monday of the semester.
Harvard Prof. Danielle Allen Loses Democratic State Committee Election
Harvard University Professor Danielle S. Allen lost an election for Democratic State Committee Woman for the Middlesex and Suffolk district to former Cambridge Mayor Henrietta J. Davis in Tuesday’s primary elections.
Garber, Corporation Members to Hold Town Hall with Harvard Faculty
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 and members of the Harvard Corporation will hold a town hall with faculty in the University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced in a Tuesday meeting.