Academics
Hoekstra and Charbonneau Win Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching
The prize, which consists of a $10,000 personal award and $40,000 of research support, was endowed this past summer by a donation from Harvard alumnus Gardner Hendrie ’54.
New Finalsclub.org Helps Students Study
Andrew J. Magliozzi ’05, a Quincy House tutor, is looking to revolutionize the way students experience higher education through the expansion of his non-profit website FinalsClub.org, which allows students to share publicly class notes, outlines, and slides on the site.
FinalsClub.org Looks to Expand from the Bottom-Up
A Quincy House tutor is looking to revolutionize the way students experience higher education through the expansion of his non-profit website FinalsClub.org.
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President of Poland's central bank, Marek Belka, discusses the effects of the Euro during the global economic crisis.
Government Department to Launch Review
A committee of five Government faculty members will conduct a comprehensive review of the undergraduate concentration, the second largest at the College, this semester.
10 Easy Classes
Have an empty slot on your study card that needs to be filled? Check out these 10 classes for a manageable addition to your schedule.
Shopping Period Strategies
Some people smugly tell you, the day before classes even start, that they know exactly what they're taking. Others, on the eve of study card day, admit that they don't have a clue—either hanging harried heads in shame, or speaking with great pride in their indecision (like this blogger, who once happily printed six different versions of her study card for her adviser to sign).
Shoppers Overflow Lecture Halls
Peter Chen ’13 had shopped the perennially popular Sociology 109: “Leadership and Organizations” last fall, so he expected the course to be somewhat crowded when he visited it again Wednesday on the first day of shopping period.
Live Video Stream Ends for LS1a
This semester, the introductory life science course, popular among pre-meds, will be offered in two sections for the first time.
New Course, Taught Through Videos, Crosses Disciplines
The interdisciplinary seminar, which will be taught at Harvard and Yale concurrently, features top academics from across the country teaching what course organizers call some of the world's most important ideas.
SEAS To Offer Secondary Field in Computational Science
With some courses open to undergraduates, the new graduate secondary field comes amid growing interest in computational methods across a wide range of disciplines.
The Science of General Education
While some science professors are embracing Gen Ed by using innovative teaching methods, other faculty members have kept their courses—holdovers from the nearly defunct Core Curriculum—virtually unchanged.
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.
Digitizing Knowledge
The DPLA, its leaders say, will place the resources of top research libraries in the world in the pocket of every American.
Summa What?
After several changes to Latin honors designed to standardize the process, some faculty members are advocating further reform of what they say is a flawed system.
