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Claybaugh to Serve as Interim Faculty Director of the Program in General Education
Faculty Director of the Program in General Education Jason P. Mitchell has stepped down after serving a year in the position.
Harvard Time is Gone. Here's How to Navigate the New Schedule
The fall term and the new course schedule kick off Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.
Claudine Gay Named Next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Government and African and African American Studies Professor Claudine Gay will serve as the next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her appointment marks one of the first major decisions of Bacow's fledgling presidency.
No Room For New Blood: Harvard’s Aging Faculty
While older professors bring years of experience to the classroom and are often sought out as mentors, when hiring budgets are tight, they can also preclude younger academics from finding a foothold at the University.
Margo Seltzer, the 'Soul' of SEAS, Leaves Legacy
In addition to setting firsts herself, Seltzer advocated for other women in the field and worked to improve the confidence of and retention rates for female students in Computer Science.
Rebuilding African and African American Studies
Over the course of the nineties, Harvard’s Afro-American Studies department put itself on the map primarily by increasing faculty recruitment.
Nearly Half of Surveyed Faculty Ambivalent About Bacow
Roughly 45 percent of surveyed Harvard faculty reported feeling neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the choice of Lawrence S. Bacow as Harvard’s next president.
More Than Quarter of Surveyed Profs Say They Know Dept Member Who Experienced Sexual Harassment
Roughly 30 percent of surveyed members of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences say they know at least one person in their department who has experienced sexual harassment.
Nearly Half of Surveyed Faculty Do Not Believe Harvard Provides Sufficient Departmental Support
The survey also revealed that a majority of respondents believe University President Drew G. Faust, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, and Dean of FAS Michael D. Smith are doing “good” or “very good” jobs.
Eighty-Eight Percent of Surveyed Harvard Faculty Believe Trump Has Done a ‘Very Poor’ Job as President
The faculty survey revealed that the vast majority of respondents identify as “liberal” or “very liberal,” and that a similarly large majority of FAS voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Bacow Discusses FAS Dean Search at Faculty Meeting
President-elect Lawrence S. Bacow updated meeting attendees on the search and said he is still collecting input from faculty members and department chairs.
Eight Harvard Professors Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
Eight Harvard professors numbered among the 173 scholars, artists, and writers from the United States and Canada awarded prestigious Guggenheim fellowships earlier this month.
Majority of Surveyed Faculty Support Fossil Fuel Divestment, Social Group Sanctions
A significant majority of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences—67 percent—believe the University should divest from fossil fuels, while a slightly smaller majority—55 percent—support the College’s controversial social group penalties.
Faculty, Students Discuss Possible Elimination of Shopping Week
Over two dozen faculty, students, and administrators gathered in Leverett Library Theater Friday afternoon to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of proposed changes to undergraduate course enrollment in an off-the-record meeting.
Faculty to Vote on New Ph.D. Program, Next Years’ Courses
Though many courses still have not finalized their schedules or section information, the Faculty Council gave its initial approval of the courses at its meeting last week.
Polling: Pro-Union Voters More Likely to Report Dissatisfaction with Harvard Advising, Financial Support
Students who voted in favor of unionization last week were more likely to report feeling dissatisfied with Harvard’s advising and financial support systems, according to exit polling data collected by The Crimson.
Six Undergrads Win Inaugural ‘Transcript Project’
To participate in the inaugural Transcript Project, a contest for undergraduates, students submitted a piece of work that reflected on their academic experiences at Harvard not captured by their grades.
College Students Excited for New Education Secondary
The new secondary is designed as an interdisciplinary approach to education, with classes focusing on education policy, the sociological and economic impacts of education, as well as pedagogy.
‘Super Pumped and Really Excited’: After Day of Nerves, Union Organizers Thrill to New Era
The campaign to form a graduate student union at Harvard stretches back to 2013—for many organizers, spanning their entire tenure at the University.
Union Win Marks Step Forward for Student Labor Movement, Experts Say
Experts say Harvard research and teaching assistants' vote to unionize last week was unique in its scale and drew on a decades-long push to form graduate student unions.
Polling Shows Strong Union Support Among Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences Students
Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences students were much more likely to vote to unionize in Harvard’s election last week than were Sciences and Engineering and Applied Sciences students.
Harvard Rep Declines to Say Whether School Will Bargain With New Union
A Harvard representative repeatedly declined to answer a question asking whether the University will begin to collectively bargain with student employees following a vote by eligible teaching and research assistants to unionize last week.
Four Harvard Faculty Awarded Arts and Sciences Professorships
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith awarded four professors prestigious Arts and Sciences Professorships earlier this month.
‘Junior 24’ Tapped to Join Phi Beta Kappa
Twenty-four College juniors woke up to an email Tuesday morning informing them of their selection as inductees into Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.