Academics
Robert L. Scalise
Harvard Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise speaks about academic resources for student athletes.
Athletics Director Scalise Cautions Against Exclusive Academic Resources for Athletes
Harvard Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise said he does not support specialized academic programs geared toward student-athletes sprouting up in Cambridge.
New Gen Ed Lottery System Marks 'Significant Improvement,' Khurana Says
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said he thinks Harvard’s new lottery system for General Education courses marks a “significant improvement” over the previous process in a Tuesday interview.
Potential Ethnic Studies Faculty Hire Erika Lee Visits Harvard
Erika Lee, a candidate for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’s ethnic studies faculty search, gave a lecture and met with undergraduates on campus Wednesday.
Q Guide
The Q Guide, a feedback system for Faculty of Arts and Sciences classes, is currently being renovated with new features and a new look.
Graduate Students Head Back to Work as HGSU Negotiations Continue
With the first week of classes underway, members of the Harvard Graduate Student Union-United Automobile Workers strike traded in their picket signs for syllabi and resumed their roles as teaching fellows.
Symposium Honors Work and Legacy of García Peña in Ethnic Studies
Faculty members, students, and visiting scholars crowded into the Barker Center’s Thompson Room Thursday to attend “The Legacy of Dominicanidad: A Symposium on the Work of Lorgia García Peña,” a day-long panel hosted by the Warren Center for Studies in American History.
Students, Professors Express Mixed Feelings Regarding New Gen Ed Lottery System
The College’s new enrollment system for its required General Education program rolled out this week to mixed reviews.
Crowded Classrooms and Exploding Balloons Mark First Day of Spring Semester
Blue skies and crowded lecture halls welcomed students back to campus as they shopped classes on the first day of the spring semester.
New History of Science Course Examines Harvard's Move to Allston
As Harvard prepares for its move into Allston, a new History of Science course will allow students to document this history as it unfolds.
Grad Union Strike Delays Grading in Some Courses
Harvard's graduate student union strike has delayed the release of final grades in some fall semester courses, according to faculty.
Post-Tenure Denial Backlash, 'Ethnic Studies Rise' Initiative Lauds Professor García Peña
Students and scholars around the country tweeted passages from associate Romance Languages and Literatures professor Lorgia García Peña’s book “The Borders of Dominicanidad” last week to recognize her scholarly work following a controversy over her tenure denial at Harvard.
FAS Dean Gay 'Hopeful' Faculty Will Develop Ethnic Studies Concentration
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Claudine Gay reiterated her position that the search for faculty who study race and ethnicity must come before the establishment of a formal Ethnic Studies concentration in an interview Friday.
Economics Remains Most Popular Concentration for Class of 2022
Economics maintained its position as the most popular concentration, with 612 undergraduate concentrators at the College this fall, according to the Director of the Office of Institutional Research Karen Pearce.
Seven Harvard Seniors Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Seven members of Harvard’s Class of 2020 have won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, the American and Canadian secretaries of the Rhodes Trust announced Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Extension School Degree Names 'Academically Wrong,' Dean Says
Dean of the Division of Continuing Education Huntington D. Lambert said in an interview Friday that he agrees with student complaints saying degrees awarded by the Harvard Extension School should be rephrased to more accurately reflect students’ programs of study.
Rhodes Scholar 2020
Neil B. Band '20 was one of five Harvard seniors selected as 2020 American Rhodes Scholars on Saturday.
Rhodes Scholar 2020
Crimson President Kristine E. Guillaume ’20 was one of five Harvard seniors selected as an American Rhodes Scholar on Saturday.
PBK Announces Senior 48
Forty-eight seniors joined the Alpha Iota chapter of the academic honors society Phi Beta Kappa last week, joining 24 other members of their class elected in April.
Lauren Kaminsky and Steven Biel
Lauren Kaminsky and Steven Biel are a dynamic duo inside and outside the classroom, nurturing a long-lasting friendship built upon collaboration within the History and Literature department.
Jennifer Winters
In July, Jennifer G. Winters and her team of astronomers discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting three stars.
Loitering 2
Professor and artist Stephen J. Prina and teaching fellow Hadi Fallahpisheh unpack a student’s project materials for their class Art, Film, and Visual Studies 80: "Loitering: Studio Course."
Loitering 1
Professor and artist Stephen J. Prina and teaching fellow Hadi Fallahpisheh observe a student project for their class Art, Film, and Visual Studies 80: "Loitering: Studio Course."
CMES
Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies was one of the first centers to receive funding under Title VI of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's National Defense Education Act, which provided federal funding to educational programs that sought to benefit national security and U.S. economic interests.