Houses Renewal To Review Climate Control

Administrators saythat heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and accessibility will all likely be included in House renewal.

Faculty Revises Honors Degree System During Meeting

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences revised the Latin honors system for graduating seniors by Faculty vote at a meeting Tuesday.

Students Anxious About the Add/Drop Deadline

Some students who have added a course near the add/drop deadline say it can be challenging to do well after missing the first four weeks of class, and others say it can be hard to even find professors willing to admit them so late in the semester.

Seniors Petition for Core Class Credit

About 300 juniors and seniors have petitioned to receive Core credit for departmental courses this year.

Smith Hosts Panel on Education

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith joined three instructors at a symposium on teaching and learning this past Friday.

College Evaluates Expos 10

Unlike its less popular counterpart Expos 20, which has garnered mixed reviews, students praise Expos 10 for offering a course structure that allows them to think critically and write with sophistication.

Classics Department Faces Faculty Gaps

Faced with the recent departure of about a quarter of its faculty, the Classics Department expects that it will take several years to fill the positions, according to Classics Department Chair John M. Duffy.

Just $35 Million to Go

It is a tremendous relief to see that the projected deficit this academic year is only $35 million. This is an extraordinary feat.

IT Consolidates Service Across University

The consolidation of IT systems, first announced in March 2010, is scheduled to be completed this June.

Deficit Strains FAS Budgets

Some department administrators questioned the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ capacity to close its $35 million deficit by the 2012 self-imposed deadline, citing already painfully slim budgets.

Harvard Professors Call Mubarak’s Pledge Inadequate

Amid protests that have drawn thousands of Egyptians to the streets in defiance of the government, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced yesterday he would not seek re-election when his term expires this fall, but Harvard professors and students agree it will do little to quell the ongoing Egyptian uprising.

Planning Fails to End TF Shuffling

Professors for some of the largest spring course offerings said that the utility of the College’s experiment with pre-term planning remains unclear given the disparity between pre-registration numbers and the final enrollment for their classes.

Nabokov’s Butterfly Theories Confirmed

Harvard researchers have confirmed speculations made 65 years ago by author Vladimir Nabokov regarding the evolution of Polyommatus blue butterflies.

Department Extends Economics 1010a Change

Continuing an experiment that began this fall, the Harvard economics department will offer three versions of intermediate microeconomics in the next academic year.

FAS Concentration Satisfaction Ratings Increase

Almost every academic department within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences saw its concentration satisfaction scores increase from 2002 to 2010.

Professor Emeritus, Daniel Bell, Dies at 91

Influential sociologist and professor emeritus Daniel Bell, who wrote extensively about post-industrial society, died in his home on Tuesday after a brief illness.

Gerald Steinacher, a visiting fellow at the Center for European Studies, discusses the Red Cross' treatment of Nazi War Criminals after WWII. Steinacher's extensive research will manifest itself in his upcoming book, "Nazis on the Run. How Hitler's Henchman Fled Justice", which is set to hit shelves later this year.

Father of Anti-Malaria Drug Dies

William von Eggers Doering ’38, a world-renowned organic chemist and professor emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, died of heart failure on Jan. 3. He was 93.

Summer’s Over, Back to School

University professor Lawrence H. Summers didn’t need to say that he was back at home at Harvard.

On the FAS-track to Retirement

Even though it needs some modifications, FAS's recently instituted transitional retirement policy is a good program to have, and we're glad one has finally been put in place.

Government, Economics Rank Low in Department Satisfaction

The English Department ranked first in satisfaction among the largest concentrations in the annual exit surveys completed in May.

Rogoff Awarded for Work on Securities

Economics Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff received further recognition for his best-selling analysis of financial crises in early January when he was awarded the fifteenth annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security.

Summers To Resume Teaching at Harvard

Former University President Lawrence H. Summers will resume teaching and research at the Kennedy School this month.

TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2010

From admissions fraud to a wave of robberies, The Crimson presents the top 10 stories of the year.