Sabrina A. Mohamed
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.
Faculty Weigh In on World Bank Nominee
In the days after President Barack Obama’s nomination of Jim Yong Kim as the president of the World Bank, opinions of Harvard government and public health professors on this relatively unorthodox choice have been split.
Epps Leaves Romance Studies, WGS for Cambridge
Bradley S. Epps, director of undergraduate studies in romance studies and director of graduate studies in women, gender, and sexuality, will leave Harvard to chair the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Cambridge Univ. starting in 2013.
Government Department Changes Advising, Course Requirements
Future government concentrators will benefit from a strengthened advising program that will pair faculty members with undergraduates, following a set of reforms unanimously approved by the department faculty last Thursday.
Some Social Sciences Departments Begin Faculty Searches
Although many departments have struggled with the size of their faculty in the years following the financial crisis, faculty searches in a few departments across the social sciences are indicators of early signs of recovery.
Harvard Grad Concocts Cookie Business in Shanghai
An East Asian Studies concentrator at Harvard, Comstock now devotes her time to delivering the highest quality cookies to an international set of customers and to running her burgeoning business abroad.
Department Mulls Track Studying Modern Middle East
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations is discussing the creation of a Modern Middle Eastern Studies track within the concentration, following a similar program introduced within the secondary field in September.
Economics Professor Nathan Nunn Earns Tenure
Economics professor Nathan J. Nunn, whose research focuses on developmental economics and economic history, earned tenure last month.
Ancient Social Networks Mirror Today’s
Ancient human social networks exhibited several of the same properties as those of modern networks, a new Nature study suggests.
Professors Back Close of U.S. Embasssy in Syria
With protests in Syria escalating in the current wave of civil unrest among Arab states, Harvard professors agreed with the United States’ decision to close the Syrian Embassy in Damascus.
Goldin To Head Economic Association in 2013
Economics Professor Claudia D. Goldin was chosen as the president-elect of the American Economic Association.
Stein Nominated to Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Economics Professor Jeremy C. Stein will be nominated to fill one of two vacant spots on the seven-member Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the White House announced on Tuesday.
Cultural Bazaar Features Global Vendors
Brightly-colored rugs, some with scenes of birds and trees, rolled over the usually stark concrete floors of Northwest Labs this ...
Steven Chu Discusses U.S. Energy Challenges
U.S. Secretary of Energy and Nobel laureate, Steven Chu, entered an auditorium at Northwest Labs to a flurry of applause yesterday afternoon. Chu spoke at this year’s Konrad Bloch Lecture, delivering a talk titled “The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in Solving the Energy Challenge.”
Ivygate Editor To Step Down
The editor-in-chief of the popular Ivy League gossip blog, IvyGate, is stepping down from his position. The site has seen a marked decline in the frequency of new postings in the last two months.
