Faculty
Katherine Merseth
"I would say the big issue in education today is both equity and excellence," says Katherine Merseth. " I’m working to see if we can raise both excellence and equity. That is my life’s work."
Joshua W. Buckholtz
"I have an opportunity to tell a bunch of people things that they can carry with them for the rest of their lives, and maybe make their lives and the lives of the people around them a little bit easier," says Joshua W. Buckholtz. "What more could a professor ask for?
Shiv S. Pillai
"In science, you are never done," says Shiv S. Pillai. "There is always something that’s not finished. The only way to survive in this type of field is to really enjoy the stuff you do, and to have fun with whatever comes out of it. "
Jamaica Kincaid
These days, you'll probably find Jamaica Kincaid musing on Paradise Lost in her garden.
Charmaine Nelson
"I’m here at Harvard researching slavery in the regions that became Canada. The average Canadian doesn’t even realize transatlantic slavery happened in Canada," says Charmaine Nelson of her work. "Canadians got to that point through an erasure—we offload it onto the United States."
Jim Sidanius
Through his work at the Sidanius Lab, Jim Sidanius explores intersections of psychology and racism.
Timothy P. McCarthy
"I march and I rally, but I also teach and write," Timothy P. McCarthy says. "I do a lot of things that are in service to a larger resistance. I’m never particularly willing to accept the status quo. I’ve always been a rebel, a protestor, a rabble rouser."
In Presidential Search, Corporation Likely to Regularly Consult Faculty
If history is any indication, faculty on the committee advising the search for Harvard’s next president will be involved until the very end of the search, while students will play a far more limited role.
Arts and Humanities Dean Forms Undergraduate Committee
The committee will work to more directly engage undergraduates, Dean of Arts and Humanities Robin Kelsey said last week.
Professors Arrested at DACA Protest
More than 20 professors from Harvard and other Boston-area universities were arrested Thursday for blocking traffic along Massachusetts Ave.
Sanctions Faculty Committee Quietly Resumes Meeting
The faculty committee that proposed a ban on social groups at Harvard continued its deliberations last week as it considers revisions to its initial proposal.
News Analysis: As Faculty Return to Campus, Future of Lewis Motion Uncertain
According to Faculty Council member and professor David L. Howell, it is likely that Lewis’s motion will not go to a vote until the December Faculty meeting.
Chemist Charles M. Lieber Named University Professor
Lieber has made numerous advances in the field of nanoscale bio-electronics, developing nanoscale wire-like structures with applications in fields as diverse as electronics, nanocomputing, neurobiology, and medicine.
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.
The University's 'Bedrock'
The College's controversial social group policy has awoken a historically formidable contingent: the Faculty.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.