Interfaculty Initiatives
Task Force Readies Class Scheduling Change Proposals
In two of the proposals, the majority of FAS classes would meet in 90-minute blocks twice a week, over four days. The third would make few scheduling changes and is “very similar” to the current schedule
Education and the Campaign
As Harvard seeks to improve its teaching and learning practices through the campaign, some faculty members wonder where the school’s innovation is headed.
2014-2015 Du Bois Institute Fellows Announced
The Hutchins Center for African and African American Research announced its 23 W. E. B. Du Bois fellows for the 2014-2015 academic year on Tuesday.
Zuckerberg’s Welcome: Kind Gesture, or Selfish Plot?
We all know the story: boy goes to Harvard, boy makes popular social media site, boy drops out of Harvard and goes on to become one of the world’s youngest billionaires. But there’s a plot twist!
New Report Explains Successes and Failures of Response to Bombing, Manhunt
According to a press release, the analysis serves to identify “those critical moments when planning, preparation and coordination paid off—as well as those occasions when performance left room for improvement.”
Out of Spotlight, Hammonds Quietly Prepares for New Research Initiative
Nine months after she left University Hall and her tenure as dean of Harvard College, Evelynn M. Hammonds is laying the groundwork for a new research initiative and her return to the classroom.
Education Professor Unveils Justice Project
Graduate School of Education associate professor Meira Levinson discussed the role of educators as agents of the state and the need for dialogue about justice within the educational sphere at a lecture Tuesday afternoon.
Same Story, New Book: Repackaging Humanities at Harvard
Recently, national news outlets have declared a crisis of the humanities. But at Harvard, the plot gets more complicated. The challenges facing Harvard's humanities necessitate changes to course offerings far more than the core of the humanistic enterprise.
Introductory Humanities Courses Aim To Fill Gap
Introductory courses have long been the backbone of many a Harvard student’s undergraduate experience. But while science concentrators enroll in Life Sciences 1a and economics concentrators opt to take Economics 10, students interested in the humanities have not had the same opportunity to take a broad introductory course.
Concentration Satisfaction: Class of 2012
As freshmen enter the second week of Advising Fortnight, Flyby presents a complete set of data from the Class of 2012's concentration satisfaction ratings. For all freshmen looking to narrow down the list of potential concentrations, sophomores or juniors curious about their chosen concentrations, and seniors reflecting on their undergraduate careers, here are the stats from last year's graduating seniors on how satisfied they were with their respective concentrations. Check out our four interactive graphs showing overall satisfaction rates among Humanities, Natural Sciences, SEAS, and Social Sciences concentrators in the Class of 2012.
Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality, and Well-being
Professor Davíd Carrasco speaks about the richness of the history of Latin America at the Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality, and Well-being. The interdisciplinary panel of academics shared their views on Thursday evening in Science Center Hall E.
Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality, and Well-being
Professor Davíd Carrasco speaks about the richness of the history of Latin America at the Symposium on Urbanism, Spirituality, and Well-being. The interdisciplinary panel of academics shared their views on Thursday evening in Science Center Hall E.
FM Imagines: Emails Found in the Administration's Hack
On March 9, The Boston Globe reported that Harvard administrators had secretly searched the email accounts of 16 resident deans. But what if they had searched other faculty email? Here is what they might have found.
Professor Tree
Students admire their professors, but professors have professors they admire, too. This week, FM wrote to Professor Daniel T. Gilbert ...
Professors Predict the Future
The majority of Harvard students may not live on campus—or even come from America—by the time the University turns 400, according to a vision proposed at a panel organized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Wednesday afternoon.
Americans Reflect On Legacy of 9/11 Attacks
Across the country, Americans gathered to remember the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001
Harvard Taps Gordon Jones as Director of Innovation Lab
Gordon S. Jones, a businessman and Harvard Business School admissions officer, has been selected as the inaugural director of the Business School’s Innovation Lab in Allston.
Stanford Professor Alan M. Garber ’76 Selected as Next Provost
Alan M. Garber ’76, a Stanford professor of medicine and economics, has been selected as the next University Provost, replacing Steven E. Hyman.
Centipede Robot Wins Photo Award
A photograph of a centipede-inspired robot won two Harvard affiliates an “Honorable Mention” in the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge last month.
Scientists Discover New Cell Patterns
Harvard researchers have recently discovered that cell migration can be modeled after the movement of colloidal glass—a finding that could have significant implications for future medical research.
Professor Honored For Alzheimer’s Research
Harvard Psychology Professor Randy L. Buckner won the 2010 MetLife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease last Thursday for his research in brain imaging.
Harvard Researchers Monitor Violence in Sudan
A team of researchers from Harvard is collaborating with Google and George Clooney to implement a monitoring system that will watch for violence in southern Sudan.
Harvard Provost Steven Hyman To Step Down
After serving 10 years as the University’s top academic officer, University Provost Steven E. Hyman will step down at the end of this academic year.
University Hosts 30th Annual Celtic Colloquium
Slated to feature the presentations of more than 30 papers on a variety of subjects within the field of Celtic ...
‘The Lab’ Opens With Colorful Displays, Strong Scents
The Lab, a three-year pilot project, aims to foster innovation by integrating the arts and the sciences. Its reach extends beyond its exhibition space at the Northwest Science Building, with projects that have taken students around the world—from Paris to Cape Town.