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Economics Professor Nathan Nunn Earns Tenure
Economics professor Nathan J. Nunn, whose research focuses on developmental economics and economic history, earned tenure last month.
Registrar Plans To Move Midterm Grade Submission Online
As part of a push to make greater use of technology, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registrar’s office is in the initial phase of creating an online portal for teachers to enter midterm grades and another web page for students to access their unofficial transcripts.
Harvard Professors Think Big in Third Annual Forum
At the third annual Harvard Thinks Big forum, eight esteemed Harvard professors addressed a packed house for just ten minutes each in a whirlwind tour of big ideas in academia.
History and Literature Boasts Highest Satisfaction Rating
The 2011 concentration satisfaction scores for history and literature edged past those of the English department, which had the highest satisfaction score among large concentrations in 2010, according to the FAS records of the 2011 Exit Surveys.
Harvard COI Policies Being Revised
Harvard schools must draft their policies and have them approved by the late August 2012 federal deadline, according to Mark Barnes, a senior associate provost and co-chair of the University Standing Committee on Financial Conflicts of Interest.
Harvard Library Plan Under Review
Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 and Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp are reviewing “aspects of organizational design” in the University’s restructuring of its library system, according to a statement from a University spokesperson.
Harvard College Under FIRE
In a report released this month, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)—a Philadelphia-based organization that rates free speech policies at American colleges and universities—gave Harvard a “red light” rating.
Lotteried Classes See Low Admission Rates
It is easier to gain early admission to Harvard College than get into a class with Harry Potter on the syllabus. While Harvard College admitted 18 percent of its early applicants in December, Professor Maria Tatar only admitted 10.5 percent of interested students to her class Folklore and Mythology 90i: “Fairy Tales and Fantasy Literature.”
Panel Evaluates North Korea
In light of the recent death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the shift of power to his son Kim Jong-un, a panel of Harvard professors said that fears of internal collapse in North Korea have not been realized.
TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2011
As 2011 comes to an end, The Crimson looks back at the most important events at Harvard over the year.
Swamy Calls Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Decision to Remove Courses 'Dangerous'
Some professors are unsure what this decision might say about free expression at Harvard and question the precedent the decision sets for removing professors from the University based on their political views.
Pinker, Conley, Sterritt Read 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'
Professors Steven Pinker and Tom C. Conley and Dean D. E. Lorraine Sterritt read 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie' by Laura Numeroff.
Report Reviews Female Professors
The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity included the first-ever historical overview of the role of tenured women professors across Harvard University in its 2011 Annual Report.
Kennedy School Professor Named Greek Prime Minister
Lucas Papademos, a soft-spoken professor of public policy, was scheduled to teach a graduate class on the global financial crisis next spring.
Norman Ramsey, Nobel-Winning Physics Professor, Dies at 96
Norman F. Ramsey, a Nobel Prize winner in physics and a former Harvard professor, died last Friday at age 96.
Economics Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin Returning to Harvard
After spending the last 10 years teaching and conducting research at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., economics professor and Nobel laureate Eric S. Maskin ’72 will return to Harvard in the spring.
Faust and Top Deans to Attend UC Meeting
University President Drew G. Faust, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds, and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith will all visit this Sunday’s meeting of the UC.
FAS Increases Faculty Searches
Faculty searches in a number of Social Sciences departments are increasing, allowing the departments to hire junior faculty and fill positions vacated by retiring faculty members.
WGS Fosters Community
As one of the College’s smallest concentrations approaches its 25th anniversary, the concentration still finds itself battling misconceptions about its nature.
FAS Focuses on Teaching and Learning Initiative
With a stronger financial outlook for FAS, Dean Michael D. Smith says he can now focus on promoting his “teaching and learning” initiative.
Garber Prioritizes Library Reform
Having joined Harvard only a few months ago, Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 called reforming the Harvard University Library system his “number one” priority at Tuesday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty Notebook: Parliamentarians and All That Jazz
Harvard faculty continue to look nervously at snacks that disappeared from faculty meetings in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
Panel Discusses Future of Harvard Library System
A panel of Harvard affiliates fielded questions about the reorganization and shared their ideas for the libraries’ future at a forum in Sanders Theater yesterday.