Mike Smith
Smith Says College Isn’t Asking for Oath in Sanctions Enforcement
FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said he does not believe the College’s new social group policy requires an oath pledging a student is not a member of a final club or Greek organization.
Faculty Again Clash on Social Group Sanctions
Professors again clashed with administrators over the College’s proposed plan for enforcing penalties on members of single-gender social organizations.
No Women Elected to Faculty Council
At Tuesday's meeting, professors also pressed Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris on a proposed "Thinking with Data" course requirement.
‘It’s Gifts and It’s Debt'
Between an underperforming endowment, dwindling reserves, cumbersome architectural regulations, and lukewarm support from donors, House renewal is an uphill battle.
Faculty Social Group Policy Committee to Add Members
The composition of a faculty committee tasked with examining a controversial College policy on social groups is still in flux, according to Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith.
Admissions Cuts Concern Some Graduate Students
News that FAS will admit 4.4 percent fewer graduate students next year has precipitated concern and disappointment among some current graduate students.
From the Lectern to the Loudspeaker
Recent events—most notably, President Donald Trump's election—have stirred an activist's sensibility in some Harvard professors.
Faculty Meeting Agenda Set Without Lewis Motion
The agenda for Tuesday’s Faculty meeting, released Friday, includes a notable absence: a motion proposed by former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68.
Smith to Address Student Textbook Prices, UC Says
At a meeting with Undergraduate Council leaders Friday, University President Drew G. Faust said she will ask Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith to discuss the rising costs of textbooks.
FAS Dean Calls Faculty Criticism About Lack of Involvement in Sanctions ‘Categorically False’
FAS Dean Michael D. Smith called Faculty criticism about their lack of involvement in crafting a historic social life policy “categorically false,” expressing his most in-depth comments on the contentious sanctions to date.
Hundreds of Survey Comments Illustrate Pressure that Prompted Final Club Sanctions
The comments, which Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith sent compiled in an email to voting members of the faculty last week, represent the most extensive and candid student feedback made public during a divisive debate.
Sanctions Set, But Implementation Open to Debate, Lee Says
As faculty debate whether the College should have a policy penalizing members of final clubs and Greek organizations, the senior fellow of Harvard’s highest governing body said the policy itself will not be revoked.
In Anticipation of Sanctions Vote, Smith Releases Extensive Survey Data to Faculty
FAS Dean Michael D. Smith has released five years of undergraduate survey results to every voting member of the Faculty “to further inform” an upcoming debate on a College policy that penalizes members of final clubs and Greek organizations.
Deans Email Students Before Historic Union Vote
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Xiao-Li Meng wrote separate emails about the unionization vote to graduate students on Tuesday.
6,700 and Not Counting
As Harvard approaches the opening of a new campus in Allston, some administrators are weighing in on whether Harvard should expand its undergraduate population.
Persuading Professors
Harvard will go to great lengths to recruit and retain faculty members. But sometimes, it doesn’t have everything a professor wants.
The Women Who Leave
A combination of formal processes and informal forces disadvantage women on the FAS tenure track, pushing some to leave before they come up for tenure review.
Faust Made $1.2 Million in 2014
Harvard Management Company CEO Stephen Blyth made less in 2014 as head of public markets than he did the previous year in that position, while University President Drew G. Faust earned more than she did in 2013.
Harvard’s Outside Research Funding Continues To Fall
Harvard received just under $800 million in outside research funding in fiscal year 2015, continuing a years-long decline, according to a recent University report.
Faculty Praise Proposal To Overhaul Gen Ed Program
Faculty members overwhelmingly praised a proposal for a renewed General Education program—a drastic overhaul of the program’s current structure—at the semester’s final meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Tuesday.
Faculty Hear Emerging Details on Renewed Gen Ed Program
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences together heard emerging details of what a renewed program in General Education could look like in the aftermath of the release of a report that deemed the College’s foundational curriculum “failing on a variety of fronts.”
Graduate Students Respond to Sexual Assault Survey Findings
Graduate students who reported being sexually harassed at Harvard when surveyed last spring were more likely to identify an offender as a faculty member than their undergraduate counterparts.
Faculty Decry Attrition of Tenure-Track Women
Only 66 percent of women on schedule to be considered for promotions to full professors last year remained at Harvard for the final stage of that process, compared with 78 percent of men.
Faculty Growth Stalls Again in 2015, Report Says
After a year that saw a spike in faculty growth for the first time since the financial crisis, the size of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences stalled again in fiscal year 2015.