Advising
Harvard College Plans AI Chatbot To Guide Students on Courses, Requirements Beginning This Summer
Harvard College plans to roll out a new AI chatbot this summer to help the incoming Class of 2030 navigate academic policies and course planning, Assistant Director of Advising Programs Brooks Lambert-Sluder wrote in a Wednesday statement to The Crimson.
Arts and Humanities Division Pushes Forward With New Intro Course Initiative
One of Sean D. Kelly’s first promises as Harvard’s new Dean of Arts and Humanities was that he would facilitate the creation of new introductory courses for the division, which he felt lacked its Computer Science 50 or Economics 10. One year later, they’re here.
Harvard To End Faculty Pre-Concentration Advising Program After Two-Year Pilot
The Harvard Advising Programs Office will end the faculty pre-concentration advising program at the end of 2025 after a two-year trial run, according to a university spokesperson.
Nobel Laureate Martin Karplus ’51 Remembered as Attentive Mentor, ‘Pioneering’ Chemist
Martin Karplus ’51 developed ground-breaking computer models to study chemical reactions and molecular dynamics, mentored hundreds of scientists, and won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But his love for the sciences began with another discipline — biology.
Harvard GSAS to Overhaul Advising in 6 Departments, Dean Dench Announces
The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will overhaul advising across six academic departments, GSAS Dean Emma Dench said in a Tuesday interview.
Harvard Launches New Intro Math Course to Address Pandemic Learning Loss
The Harvard Math Department will pilot a new introductory course aimed at rectifying a lack of foundational algebra skills among students, according to Harvard’s Director of Introductory Math Brendan A. Kelly.
‘Stretched Thin’: Harvard Proctors, PAFs Express Mixed Feelings on College’s New Freshman Advising Model
Harvard College’s newly re-designed first year advising system drew mixed reactions from freshman proctors and undergraduate advising fellows.
‘Urgent Action’ Required: Harvard GSAS Report Recommends Changes to Financial Aid, Advising
A Thursday report by a faculty working group at Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences characterized the school’s financial aid, advising framework, and admissions practices as “no longer sufficient” in an era of rising living costs and increased competition with other universities.
Khurana Acknowledges ‘Unevenness’ in Undergraduate Advising
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said in an interview last week that while Harvard’s undergraduate advising system has its strengths, there is room for improved consistency and continuity in the advising experience.
Transfer Students Report Feelings of Isolation During Remote Academic Year
Already facing a difficult transition, the coronavirus pandemic and a remote academic year has made it even harder for transfer students to find their footing at Harvard, several such students said.
Advising from Afar: Tutors Adapt to a Virtual Year
As the pandemic scattered Harvard students across the world this semester, resident and non-resident tutors alike have endeavored to preserve a sense of community that has long defined Harvard residential life.
GSAS Student Council Discusses Advising, Union, and Scooter Safety
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Student Council discussed a forthcoming survey to gauge the state of graduate student advising at its Wednesday meeting.
‘Exploring Fields of Study’ Program Replaces Advising Fortnight
The Advising Programs Office has reimagined its first-year concentration advising this academic year with the launch of the Exploring Fields of Study program, which will replace its predecessor Advising Fortnight.
Lehman Hall
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences launched an advising initiative last week and has invited students to share their experiences with advising.
GSAS Launches Effort to Reform Advising
Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Emma Dench announced the launch of the GSAS-wide Advising Project in a Nov. 26 email to GSAS graduate students.
Smith Campus Center
The Advising Programs Office, which recently announced changes to the freshman advising system, is housed in the Smith Campus Center.
Peer Advising Fellows Instructed to Limit Academic Advising
Harvard College’s Advising Programs Office has instructed Peer Advising Fellows to not offer directive academic advice to freshmen and to instead refer students to their freshman advisers — a change some veteran PAFs say limits their ability to help freshmen.
Harvard to Close Bureau of Study Counsel in December, Open New Academic Support Center
The College will open a new center for academic support in August and close the Bureau of Study Counsel in December, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh announced in an email to students Monday.
Staying ‘InTouch’: SEAS Support Network Provides Peer-to-Peer Help to Graduate Students
Two graduate students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created a peer-to-peer support network for graduate students, which launched at the beginning of this academic year.
Quincy Residents Make Up Nearly A Third of Harvard Rhodes and Marshall Winners from Past Decade
Over the past 10 years, 60 Harvard College graduates have received Rhodes and Marshall scholarships. Nineteen of those students lived in Quincy House, a number more than double the next highest number of winners from a single house.
UC, Harvard Grad Council Collaborate on Mentorship Program
The Undergraduate Council and the Harvard Graduate Council plan to create a mentorship program this fall that will pair undergraduate and graduate students according to their interests and career goals.
Harvard Kennedy School Launches Mentorship Program for College Students
The Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics has launched a new mentorship program that will partner undergraduate students interested in public service with graduate students at HKS.
At Advising Fortnight, Humanities Admins Seek Students Amid Falling Interest
Thirty-one of the 67 events included in this year’s iteration of Advising Fortnight—an annual program—focused on concentrations that fall under the arts and humanities umbrella.
GSAS Dean Commits to Focus on Graduate Student Advising
According to a recent student life survey conducted by GSAS, nearly 10 percent of graduate students have concerns about the quality of their relationship with their primary adviser.
At Advising Fortnight Kickoff Dinner, Freshmen Sample Various Concentrations
Freshmen students flooded Annenberg Hall Monday night to talk to advisers from all 49 concentrations and 9 unaffiliated secondary fields at the Advising Fortnight Kickoff dinner on Monday evening.
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