FAS Administration
FAS Discusses Dept. Renaming, Teaching Mission
Faculty members expressed favor for a proposal to rename the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies the Department of South Asian Studies as of July 1. The proposal, conceived this April, also involves incorporating faculty members from other departments in pursuit of a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of the subcontinent.
Faculty Write a Paper of its Own, Dept. Moves on top of Coffee Shop
As students spend reading period writing papers, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences got together to write a paper of their own, and it was not easy.
Retirement Package Draws Faculty Interest
Nearly a quarter of the 176 eligible faculty members—a subset which includes some of the University’s oldest and most renowned professors—accepted a one-time retirement plan that will facilitate their departure within the next five years, the University announced yesterday.
FAS Junior Faculty is Smallest in Years
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has experienced nearly a decade of overall faculty growth, but its subset of junior faculty has dramatically fallen in the last two years—partly due to reduced hiring in the wake of the financial crisis.
Professors Head to Queen’s Head Post-Faculty Meeting for Open Access Week
Professors may have poured themselves a drink last night to celebrate their contributions to the online academic world.
Dean Asserts FAS Recovery
In his annual report, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith chronicled the financial setbacks and modes of ...
Faculty Notebook: Faust Defends Humanities in Wake of SUNY Albany Cuts
University President Drew G. Faust delivered a rousing defense of the humanities and institutions of higher education, drawing extended applause from the professors gathered at yesterday’s Faculty meeting.
Faculty Considers Core Priorities
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences administration has committed itself to determining its core priorities in preparation for the University’s upcoming capital campaign, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said at yesterday’s Faculty meeting.
Smith to Present FAS Fiscal Report
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith may offer sunny news in his report on the school’s finances over the past year.
FAS Awaits Windfall from Harvard Endowment
A week has passed since the University announced a surge in its endowment, but the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has not asserted plans for responding to Harvard’s new-found wealth after two years of rigorous cost-cutting.
Facing Federal Inquiry: A Look at Possible Consequences
Below are a range of punitive measures available to the federal agencies investigation psychology professor Marc D. Hauser's lab.
Dean Smith's Letter to Faculty: Full Text
Full text of the letter to colleagues in which Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith discloses that Professor Marc D. Hauser has been found "solely responsible" by an investigating committee for eight separate instaces of scientific misconduct in his lab.
New FAS Policy Reduces Deficits
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is nearing the end of a redesigned budgeting process used to help reduce a deficit that currently stands at $80 million.
Economic Dept. To Change Advising
The Economics Department recently gained authorization last week to push for a new concentration advising structure for the next academic year.
Brain Break
Over the past five years, Harvard has granted students more than 1,000 leaves of absence.
Today in Photos (04/09/10)
Photos published in the Friday, April 9, 2010 edition of the Harvard Crimson.
FAS Waits For Dean’s Initiative
In the midst of last year’s financial crisis, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith assembled six “working groups” to establish top Faculty priorities.
Stress of 2009 Staff Cuts Lingers in FAS
Staff members across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences are reporting varying degrees of recovery from last year’s sweeping reductions in staff positions.
IT Offices To Consolidate
Two of the University’s largest information technology offices will be merged in an effort to eliminate redundant functions—a move that officials say will improve and standardize a variety of computing processes for students, including e-mail and printing.
Ad Board Grapples with Plagiarism
The advent of smart phones and easy access to the Internet has blurred the lines of what constitutes blatant academic dishonesty.
New FAS Policy Budget Questioned
Faculty members questioned recently implemented budgeting measures that will grant Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith more authority in determining where FAS centers direct their funds.
FAS Maps Budget For Departments
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has prepared a road map for its departments and centers as they construct the budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the face of an $80 million deficit.
FAS Dean Takes a Professorial Role at Faculty Meeting, Armed With Slideshow
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith, a computer scientist with years of teaching under his belt, assumed a professorial role at yesterday’s Faculty meeting and used a popular lecture tool—a PowerPoint presentation.
Though FAS Slims Down Budget, Work Lies Ahead
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has reduced its deficit to $80 million, signifying a drop that FAS Dean Michael D. Smith credited at yesterday’s Faculty meeting to alumni donations, improvements in the international financial market, and last year’s cost-cutting measures.