College News
Primal Scream 2014
Students participate in the semesterly Primal Scream as reading period concludes for the Spring 2014. Primal Scream takes place at the end of every reading period as students begin their finals in the next morning.
HUIT Team Charged with Developing Student Information System Seeks Feedback
A team of Harvard IT staff tasked by the Registrar’s Office to develop the Student Information System, a new online platform for course planning and registration slated to launch for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the fall of 2015, has been meeting with students and faculty members to explain its vision for the system and gain feedback from future users.
Pforzheimer House Welcomes New Resident Dean
Brigitte Libby was named the next resident dean of Pforzheimer House, Co-Master Anne Harrington '82 announced in an email to the Pfoho community on Friday.
Facebook Executive Sheryl Sandberg ’91 To Headline College Class Day
Sandberg is the chief operating officer of Facebook and the author of the controversial book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead."
Innovation on Display at SEAS Design and Project Fair
Members of the Harvard community gathered Tuesday to display the products of their scientific ingenuity at the third annual School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Design and Project Fair.
Committee Formed To Bring FAS Sexual Assault Policy into Line with Revised Univ. Standard
Smith wrote that University President Drew G. Faust has instructed Harvard’s schools to update their respective response and disciplinary procedures regarding cases of sexual assault.
Faculty Approves College’s First Honor Code, Likely Effective Fall 2015
The code lays out formal expectations for academic integrity and creates a new student-faculty/administrator judicial board to hear cases regarding the violation of those expectations.
Arts First Draws Half of Harvard Undergrads
With more than 225 events over four days this weekend, the Arts First Festival celebrated the talents of Harvard students and faculty in the performance and visual arts.
UC Modifies Budgetary Bylaws, Supports ASL, Rediscovers $20,000
The Undergraduate Council met for the last time this semester on Sunday.
Honor Code Would Face Tough Challenges in Inculcating Culture Shift
Those charged with implementing the honor code may encounter hurdles created by a restructured disciplinary system and a community that may be apathetic to the policy’s purpose.
Faculty Council Approves Honor Code Proposal, Advancing Legislation to Full Faculty
The legislation will likely go before the full Faculty for a vote next Tuesday.
Federal Recommendations May Be in Tension with Harvard’s Handling of Sexual Assault
The newly released recommendations could conflict with Harvard's current evidence standards, choice of Title IX coordinators, and the extent of student involvement in the reevaluation of University policies.
Registrar’s Office To Launch New Course Catalog in 2015
The move is part of a larger plan to launch a centralized student information system, which will provide one online platform for students across all 12 Harvard schools.
Coming Back
Students who have gone home for mental health reasons say they came back to Harvard with a new approach to addressing the difficulties of campus life.
Honor Proposal Would Catch Harvard Up, Incrementally, With the Times
While some members of the committee that drafted the proposal acknowledge its limited scope, they maintain that changes to Harvard’s disciplinary process must be incremental to be effective.
