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Budget Relief as Endowment Increases
After two years of concentrating on everything from cutting visiting lecturers to trimming paper supplies, departments are turning their focus back on curricular and academic development.
Modern Middle East Studies Secondary Field Announced
Last May, as the Middle East played host to a surge of pro-democracy protests and civil unrest, the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations announced the creation of a new undergraduate Modern Middle East Studies secondary field, an initiative that had been in the works for many years.
Academics Level Criticism at Harvard Over Handling of Hauser Inquiry
A group of prominent academics are circulating a letter criticizing Harvard’s handling of the allegations leveled at Marc D. Hauser.
Embattled Professor Marc Hauser Will Resign from Harvard
Hauser's resignation from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences ends a career at Harvard that began with promise but was marred by a research misconduct investigation.
At 360th Commencement, Faust Confers More Than 7,200 Degrees
University President Drew G. Faust conferred 1,556 bachelors of arts and bachelors of science degrees on the Class of 2011 in the morning Commencement exercises.
Old Quincy: A Test Project
Come 2013, when the first stage of a series of renovations across the Houses is complete, gone will be the walk-through room setup and cramped quarters that plague so many inhabitants of Old Quincy.
Summa What?
After several changes to Latin honors designed to standardize the process, some faculty members are advocating further reform of what they say is a flawed system.
Fixing the Faculty
As the School recovers and the deficit slims, departments are evaluating the state of their faculties and identifying the holes that have appeared.
Soldiers and Students
Over the last half century, changing political circumstances have altered Harvard’s relationship with the armed forces as anti-militarism has become unacceptable and any criticism of the military have focused on specific policies.
Focusing on the Arab World
Some professors say that the College is ill-equipped to offer a comprehensive undergraduate education on the modern Middle East.
Students Infuriated After Cue Guide Responses Altered
In a preface to the guide, the editors contended that a Harvard official had pressured them to make revisions to criticisms of several instructors, such as the deletion of words such as “arrogant” and “condescending.”
NELC Expands Degree Options
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) will offer a secondary field in Middle East studies this fall, creating the first undergraduate program focusing exclusively on the study of the modern Middle East.
85 Undergraduates Receive Hoopes Prize
The award—which is funded by the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes ’19—comes with a prize of $4000 for student recipients and $1000 for their advisors.
Can't Sleep? Mankiw, Dingman, Ager Read 'Goodnight Moon'
Our neighbors at Fifteen Minutes Magazine have come up with a solution for insomnia. Check out this video where Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67, and Lecturer on Sociology David L. Ager read "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.
Mankiw, Dingman, Ager Read 'Goodnight Moon'
Professor of Economics N. Gregory Mankiw, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67, and Lecturer on Sociology David L. Ager read "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.
Fan Buses for Men’s Basketball in Question
Despite its popularity last season, the men’s basketball program has yet to formalize plans to continue chartering fan buses to and from select Ivy League road games.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 20 from Harvard
Twenty Harvard affiliates were elected last week to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prominent honorary societies in the country.
Students Discuss Sexuality at Colloquium
From secret courts to choreography, activism to AIDS, Sever Hall 113 was abuzz Friday evening with discussions of gender, sexuality, and culture at the Harvard College Women’s Center’s second annual Undergraduate Gender Research Colloquium.
Psychology Department Bars Hauser from Teaching
Psychology Department Chair Susan E. Carey ’64 confirmed that psychology professor Marc D. Hauser will not be teaching next academic year.
Grosz To Step Down as Dean
Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Barbara J. Grosz announced yesterday that she will step down from her post of four years to return to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty.
SEAS Plans New Electrical Engineering Concentration
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences plans to petition for a new concentration in Electrical Engineering—projected to be offered in fall 2012—in response to student desire for a more focused curriculum in the engineering sciences. The concentration would have 20 required half-courses and give students a Bachelor of Sciences degree.
Professors Use Skype for Office Hours
McCormick is among a growing number of faculty members who supplement their regular office hours with additional time slots for students to contact them virtually.