Humanities Division
Faculty Report Announces Contraction
The total number of ladder faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences dropped from 722 to 712 between 2011 and 2012, a 1.4 percent contraction in the size of the faculty, according to the 2012 FAS Annual Report released last Thursday.
Caribbean Diaspora
Robert A. HIll, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses race, ethnicity, and African identity at the graduate student-organized conference "Reconsidering Caribbean Diaspora." FridaSeptember 28
The Ink-smudged Diaries of Adrienne Rich
You can find Rich’s archives at Schlesinger library, in the same Yard where she attended class. Her many papers and diaries, ink-smudged, doodled-on, and worn, reveal a personal evolution as radical as that of her poetics.
Schoolhouse Rock
John T. Hamilton has the studied look of the stereotypical Harvard professor. But for Hamilton, academia was an afterthought—during the first fifteen years of his adult life, he wrote, performed, and recorded rock music.
Ian McEwan Lecture
Tuesday afternoon Ian McEwan, acclaimed British novelist, speaks at the inaugural Rita E. Hauser Forum sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center. In his talk, "The Lever: Where Novelists Stand to Move the World," McEwan recounted--and appreciated--several readers' corrections to his work.
Prof. Greenblatt Wins 2012 Pulitzer Prize
University Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt was awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction on Monday for his book, “The Swerve: How the World Became Modern.”
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Monday evening Chad Harbach '97 discusses his recent novel, The Art of Fielding, at an event sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Undergraduate Committee. Harbach answered questions from student interviewers Madeleine Schwartz '12 and Mark Chiusano '12 about writing, baseball, and his experience at Harvard.
Scholars, Artists Discuss African American Muslim Experience
Scholars, artists, and community activists convened this weekend at the fourth annual Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program Conference to discuss the experience of African American Muslims.
Homi Bhabha Receives Civilian Honor From India
Harvard professor Homi K. Bhabha won a Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors this week, according to an announcement made last Wednesday by the Indian government.
Harvard Library Plan Under Review
Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 and Executive Vice President Katherine N. Lapp are reviewing “aspects of organizational design” in the University’s restructuring of its library system, according to a statement from a University spokesperson.
Barker Center Hosts National Latino/a Poetry Now Event
Corral and fellow poets Rosa Alcalá and Aracelis Girmay were the featured speakers at the inaugural Latino/a Poetry Now event held Tuesday night at the Barker Center.
Chinese Language Program To Emphasize Cohesion
New Director of the Chinese Language Program Jennifer L. C. Liu has named fostering a greater sense of community among associated faculty members as her major priority since taking the helm of the program this fall.
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Paolo Asso, Assistant Professor of the Classics at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, presents a slideshow on Africa in the Roman Epic.
