Faculty
Faculty for Divestment Brings Advocacy to Classrooms
Twenty members of Harvard Faculty for Divestment have agreed to speak about divestment to their students amid demonstrations by activist group Divest Harvard.
Med School Postdocs Criticize Health Benefits Changes
Nearly 70 Harvard Medical School postdoctoral fellows, professors, and administrators signed a letter expressing concern that the University’s new health benefits plan may disproportionately burden postdocs.
Teaching Campaign Prepares To Deliver Petition
With 1,827 signatures as of Wednesday, the Harvard Teaching Campaign is making a final push for signatures on a petition that calls for a 12-student cap on section sizes before delivering it to administrators.
Kirkland Faculty Dinner
Students and faculty eat during Kirkland House's annual spring faculty dinner on Wednesday evening. The dinner served as an opportunity for Kirkland residents to have closer contact with faculty members.
Grad Students’ Path to Unionization May Depend on Labor Board
Law experts say that Harvard graduate students' success at unionization may depend on whether the National Labor Relations Board reconsiders a 2004 decision.
Chemistry Professor Lights Neural Activities with Proteins
Chemistry professor Adam Cohen creates visualizations of neural activity by using proteins from the Dead Sea to cause cells to flash with light.
Members of Faculty for Divestment Participate in 'Heat Week'
Amid a weeklong protest by environmental activist group Divest Harvard, at least 18 members of Harvard Faculty for Divestment intend to devote portions of their course meetings this week to the topic of climate change and divestment.
Departments Prepare Potential Thesis Writers
According to faculty and staff from several departments, requiring or suggesting prospective thesis writers to draft proposals can help them develop their topics and planning summer research.
University Prepares To Launch Sexual Conduct Climate Survey
In preparation for the survey, administrators are emphasizing the confidentiality of the poll and are executing an aggressive publicity push to draw respondents.
Harvard Reaches Gender Parity in Junior Faculty Hires
Harvard’s total number of junior faculty hires has reached gender parity across the University for the first time ever.
Hey Professor: Sabbaticals
This fall, a number of Harvard’s faculty members will be going on sabbatical to write books, conduct research, and take a breath outside the Harvard bubble. FM spoke with a few to find out their plans.
Newly Elected Graduate Student Leaders Back Unionization
Newly elected members of the Graduate Student Council declared Wednesday night their support for an effort by graduate students to unionize.
Long-Time EPS Professor Richard O’Connell Dies at 73
Colleagues and students recall the positive impact that Earth and Planetary Sciences professor Richard O’Connell has left on his field and acquaintances.
Faculty Approve Theater Concentration, Affirmation of Integrity
Faculty of Arts and Sciences members voted unanimously in favor of legislation requiring students at the College to make an affirmation of integrity, and for the establishment of a new Theater, Dance, and Media concentration.
Judge Strikes Dershowitz Allegations From Record
“Jane Doe No. 3,” who has claimed that Dershowitz had sex with her while she was underage, cannot enter the ongoing federal court case as a party, though she can testify as a witness.
Faculty Start to Comment on Gen Ed Interim Report
Faculty members have begun to give feedback on the General Education interim report released earlier this semester.
HarvardX Participation and Completion Rates Vary by Discipline, Study Says
The report found that only 5 percent of participants who did not pay a fee for ID verification actually completed their online course.
Graduate Students Start Movement To Unionize
Graduate students involved in the unionization effort said the movement is still in its early stages but counts members from all three divisions of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty To Vote on Elimination of Pre-Term Planning
The College will no longer conduct pre-term planning if members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote in favor of proposed changes to the student handbook at their monthly meeting Tuesday.
Former Professor Suing University Granted Tenure At Tufts
Theidon, who was an associate anthropology professor at Harvard, will teach courses about human security at the Tufts graduate school when she begins teaching in September.
Students and Professors Praise Faculty Dinner Tradition
Table cloths draping dining hall tables, sparkling silverware, and students decked out in spiffy attire all indicate that the semesterly series of Faculty Dinners is well underway at Harvard College.
Panel Discusses Gender Gap in Harvard Math Department
Female mathematicians discussed ways to alleviate the potential barriers facing women in math at the College at a panel discussion, which was organized by the Harvard Undergraduate Mathematics Association on Wednesday evening.
Amidst Title IX Debate, Law Faculty Raise Governance Concerns
As Harvard Law School moves to break from the University’s central approach to handling cases of alleged sexual harassment, Law professors are questioning the relationship between their school and Harvard’s central administration.
Stilgoe-shelves
Old film cameras and books line Prof. John R. Stilgoe's office shelves in Sever Hall.
John Stilgoe’s Secret History
Professor John R. Stilgoe wants his students to notice—to be able to process and interpret visual information by opening themselves up to the subject. What it comes down to is looking.