Higher Education
"Bully" Film at the Ed School
After screening "Bully," a film on the lives of bullied children and their families, director Lee Hirsch addresses a question posed to him by an audience member.
University Leaders Discuss Teaching at Symposium
Pedagogy was the buzzword at a University-wide symposium on teaching and learning that brought together 250 faculty, staff, and invited panelists on Friday.
Panelists Say Law Schools Have Problems, But No Crisis
After a New York Times editorial declared in November that “American legal education is in crisis,” law professors from Harvard, Indiana University, and York University refuted the editorial’s dismal claim at a panel discussion on Thursday.
Ec 10, Stat 104 Top List of Popular Spring Courses
Students flocked to economics-related courses this spring, with Economics 10 defending the title it held in the fall as the largest course of the semester and spring’s Statistics 104: “Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics” coming in second place.
Law School Deans from Around the World Discuss Globalizing Law Education
Deans representing law schools in China, Brazil, Canada, and France gathered at Harvard Law School on Friday to discuss the pressures facing law schools to reform curricula in response to globalization.
Professors Discuss Obama's State of the Union Address
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night discussed issues of concern at Harvard, including the rising cost of college tuition nationwide and challenges faced by undocumented students.
In India, Faust Talks Education
This week, University President Drew G. Faust discussed single-sex education, public health, and the importance of a liberal arts model at institutions in Mumbai and Delhi.
Teaching Without Tenure: The Lecturer's Role in a Harvard Education
The document states that 61 percent of enrollments across FAS were taught by ladder faculty in 2008. Non-ladder faculty—which the report defines as lecturers, preceptors, and professors of the practice—taught 29 percent of enrollments, while the remaining 10 percent were taught by visiting faculty, professors emeriti, and professors from other Harvard schools.
