History
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.
Harvard Tours: A Reality Check
Some of the information on those tours is highly embellished or just plain incorrect.
Professor Speaks on Significance of Haitian Revolution
New York University History Professor Ada Ferrer spoke Tuesday on the significance of the Haitian Revolution, both on its impact on the independence movements in the region and on Haiti’s policy that all black, former slaves were free upon setting foot on Haitian soil.
Yugoslavian Oral History Project Removed from Science Center
While the death of Osama Bin Laden earlier this month prompted an outpouring of enthusiasm from students in the Yard, it had unexpected ramifications elsewhere at Harvard. The day after the celebration, a Yugoslavian oral history project titled "Transition: Transposition" that was located in a Science Center elevator was confused for a radical and dangerous response to the terrorist leader's death.
Studying Can Actually Kill You
To avoid the unfortunate fate of death by studying, keep these simple tips in mind.
Trailer Talk
Sixteen trailers sat in two rows among the fruit trees of a Logan, Utah orchard. It was 1936, 75 years ago.
Gillis Still Hostage in Libya
Gillis was detained outside the city of Brega, where a car carrying Gillis and three other journalists was taken over by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.
Panel Discusses Mubarak’s Departure
As Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced yesterday that he would not immediately step down from his post, History Professors E. Roger Owen and Serhii Plokhii were examining the nature of the Egyptian democracy movement in a discussion for Harvard faculty and graduate students.
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.
Diversity of Portraits
Dr. Chester M. Pierce '48, was a professor of psychiatry at HMS and the Harvard School of Education. He was the first African-American to be elected class marshall. His portrait hangs in Lowell JCR. Eileen J. Southern, whose portrait hangs in the Adams House dining hall, was the first black woman to receive tenure at Harvard. She was chairwoman of Harvard's Afro-American studies department. This portrait of Senior Admissions Officer David L. Evans hangs in Lamont Library. Evans has worked as an Admissions Officer at Harvard for over 40 years. Stanley Tambiah's portrait hangs in Kirkland House JCR. For 35 years, Tambiah served Harvard as a professor of Anthropology. Persia J. Smith, one of the women featured in Harvard's portraits, was the wife of a Harvard graduate. The couple donated money to the university. Smith's portrait hangs in Kirkland House JCR.
Committee on African Studies Holds Symposium
Highlighting an interdisciplinary approach to studying Africa, the Committee on African Studies last Friday held “Africa in Motion,” a day-long symposium that featured Harvard faculty, journalists, and current and former fellows.
A Tour Through the Suite Where FDR Lived
We took a tour through the suite where Franklin D. Roosevelt, class of 1904, lived.
Back to the Future
It was in his fourth grade history class that Peter Der Manuelian ’81—Harvard’s first Egyptology professor in over 60 years—first became enamored with the splendor of ancient Egypt.
Scholars Complete Medieval Atlas
In a quiet ceremony in May, a team of Harvard professors, graduate students, and undergraduates announced the completion of the Digital Atlas of Roman and Medieval Civilizations—an interactive online database that gives students and scholars access to a wealth of previously unavailable information.
History Department Lacks Latin American Professors
After two unsuccessful searches to replace Harvard’s two endowed professorships in Latin American history, the history department will, for the second consecutive year, rely on visiting faculty to fill the two positions.
Lecture at the Semitic Museum
Several experts on archaeology from Harvard and institutions around the world came together yesterday evening at the Semitic Museum to deliver a lecture entitled "Writing History from Material Objects: New Light on Late Bronze Age Glass in Egypt and Mesopotamia."