Humanities Division
Prof. Greenblatt Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize
University Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction on Monday for his book, “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern.”
Monday evening Chad Harbach '97 discusses his recent novel, The Art of Fielding, at an event sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Undergraduate Committee. Harbach answered questions from student interviewers Madeleine Schwartz '12 and Mark Chiusano '12 about writing, baseball, and his experience at Harvard.
Scholars, Artists Discuss African American Muslim Experience
Scholars, artists, and community activists convened this weekend at the fourth annual Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program Conference to discuss the experience of African American Muslims.
Homi Bhabha Receives Civilian Honor From India
Harvard professor Homi K. Bhabha won a Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors this week, according to an announcement made last Wednesday by the Indian government.
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.
Barker Center Hosts National Latino/a Poetry Now Event
Corral and fellow poets Rosa Alcalá and Aracelis Girmay were the featured speakers at the inaugural Latino/a Poetry Now event held Tuesday night at the Barker Center.
Chinese Language Program To Emphasize Cohesion
New Director of the Chinese Language Program Jennifer L. C. Liu has named fostering a greater sense of community among associated faculty members as her major priority since taking the helm of the program this fall.
Oscar Handlin, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Harvard Historian, Dies at 95
During a career that spanned well over 50 years, Handlin earned a reputation as one of the most influential historians in the United States.
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.
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.
New Architecture Concentration Planned
Harvard’s Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Graduate School of Design are developing a new undergraduate concentration in architectural studies planned to be offered for the first time in the fall of 2012.
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.
Harvard Leads Digital Library Initiative
Harvard is solidifying plans to lead one of the largest national efforts to create a digitized public library, which might eventually include all printed books.
Innovation for Social Change
Scott T. Gregg ‘11 presents his ideas for a new secondary field, “Innovation for Social Change.” Gregg and several other undergraduates and faculty discussed their plans at an information session yesterday.
Classics Professor Defends Middle School Latin Program
Classics Professor Richard F. Thomas joined students, parents, and other Massachusetts professors yesterday evening at a public hearing at F.A. Day Middle School, urging the Newton Public School Committee to reconsider the implementation of a proposed budget that would eliminate Latin courses at the middle school level.
Faust Receives National Humanities Honor
University President Drew G. Faust has been named the 2011 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to a press release published Monday.
University Names Acting Minister
Wendel W. “Tad” Meyer was appointed acting Pusey Minister of Memorial Church while the search for a permanent appointee begins, the University announced yesterday. He will fill the position left open by the death of Reverend Peter J. Gomes last week.
New Medieval Library Inaugurated
Members of the Harvard community gathered yesterday in the Barker Center to celebrate the inauguration of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library.
Cleaning up a Classic: ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Revised
As a national debate simmers over a new, sanitized version of the American classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” members of the Harvard community say they are skeptical of the new edition of the novel.
Harvard Law School Professor Charles Fried and his son Gregory Fried discuss their recently published book "Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power In The Age of Terror." They discussed the book yesterday evening in the Barker Center through a game of Twenty Questions with a panel of professors as the questioners.