Faculty
Among Harvard’s Faculty, ‘Women Are Still Pioneers’
Though the environment for women faculty at Harvard has improved over the past 20 years, many say that there is still room for improvement.
Semester’s Final Faculty Meeting Focuses on Gen Ed Criticisms
While Faculty members largely said they agree with the founding principles of the program, they denounced the program for counting departmental courses for Gen Ed credit.
Evil Swan and Sorcerer
Thomas A. Dingman ’67, as the Evil Swan, pretends to fall in love with the Prince, Rakesh Khurana, during a parody performance of Swan Lake at Arts First.
Arts First Features More Than 100 Live Performances
The Performance Fair opened with a ballet called “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” based on Tchaikovsky’s work which featured Hasty Pudding Theatricals as well as distinguished administrators and faculty.
Faculty Entrance
Diana L. Eck and Rakesh Khurana make a grand entrance into the Science Center Plaza for the performance “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” as part of the Arts First festival on Saturday.
Bouree
Lilly Riveron ’17, who choreographed “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” bourees around Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana in the final scene.
The Fight
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, playing the Prince, prepares to kill the Sorcerer, played by professor Steven Pinker.
Arabesque
Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67 arabesques while Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana supports him.
Report Says Gen Ed Program Is 'Failing' on Many Fronts
The report lists about two dozen grievances about the program, voiced by undergraduates, teaching fellows, administrators, and faculty members in the past year.
Proposal Would Change Faculty Council Election Procedures
If approved, the new system would replace a proportional representation system created in the fall of 1969, according to a proposal distributed to the Faculty in advance of their meeting Tuesday.
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin
Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political action committees.
Center of Attention
For students who choose to pursue courses in which they are they only student enrolled—dubbed "n=1" classes—the personalized attention enhances their learning, but the lack of fellow students can hinder their experience.
Printing in the Digital Age
Beginning its second century, Harvard University Press is rethinking and modernizing the methods of academic publishing while maintaining its traditional standards for the works that carry the Harvard name on their spines.
Claudine Gay Named Next FAS Social Science Divisional Dean
Gay joined the Government department in 2006 and is currently its director of graduate studies. She will take over the deanship from Sociology professor Peter Marsden on July 1.
Fryer Awarded Clark Medal
The first African-American to receive the award, Fryer was recognized for his contributions to research on the economics of race and inequality.
