Registrar
With New Catalog, Admins Hope To Re-Invent Browsing Experience
Administrators hope a new course catalog tool will spur students to reflect on their educational goals when searching for courses, even as some professors worry that more targeted search tools will limit exploration.
Meet Michael P. Burke, The Registrar
Michael P. Burke is the Registrar: he manages everything from enrollment issues to the course catalog.
CS50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers
Nearly 12 percent of Harvard College is enrolled in one course, according to data released by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s Office Wednesday.
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.
Registrar’s Office Launches Online Transcript Delivery Service
Students and alumni will now be able to order and send their official transcripts electronically through a new online delivery service launched Monday.
Making the Grade: Student Athletes Face Conflicts with Practices and Classes
In order to fulfill their concentration requirements, many students must miss either an entire practice per week or portions of practice throughout the week.
Scheduling Mistakes Arise on First Day of Shopping Week
Discrepancies also arose between the websites of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Registrar, causing double-bookings and overcrowding.
Administrators Approve Creation of Centralized Student Information System
The system will allow students from across 12 Harvard schools to complete tasks ranging from submitting study cards to handling billing payments, all on one online platform.
Harvard Today: Sept. 23, 2013
Another weekend come and gone. Eat away your Monday sorrows with some free Yogurtland, and see below to check out what else is going on at Harvard today.
Unofficial Transcripts Now Available Online
In effort to expand online services, students can now download an unofficial version of their academic transcript to send to summer internship or graduate school programs.
Registrar Digitalizes Midterm Grade Submission System
The College has overhauled the system used by faculty members to report their students’ midterm progress grades. A new online portal was launched earlier this month to allow professors to submit progress reports for struggling students to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registrar’s office at any point during the term.
Course Catalog for 2012-13 Now Available
For those looking to get a head start on Pre-Term Planning, which opens on June 4, the course catalog for the 2012-13 academic year is now available via the Registrar's website. Among the thousands of different courses offered in Harvard's 46 varying concentrations, a few stand out. For your reading enjoyment, we've chosen two that we find particularly interesting.
Administration Considers Changes to Pre-Term Planning
After imprecise Pre-Term Planning data led to another semester of unexpected rises and dips in course enrollment this spring, administrators are considering making changes to the tool.
FAS Develops New Online Registration Portal
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s office has made headway on the development of a new online registration portal ...
Registrar Plans To Move Midterm Grade Submission Online
As part of a push to make greater use of technology, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registrar’s office is in the initial phase of creating an online portal for teachers to enter midterm grades and another web page for students to access their unofficial transcripts.
Add/Drop, Pass/Fail, and Cross-Registration Deadlines Approaching
Just a reminder that some important academic deadlines are approaching. If you think you need to add or drop a class, change a course to Pass/Fail, or cross-register, check out this post for details on the deadlines.
Deadline for Online Registration Tonight at Midnight
Don't forget that the deadline for registering online for the spring semester is tonight at 11:59 p.m. After tonight, a fee of $50 will be charged. To register, go to my.harvard.edu and click on the "Campus Resources" tab. Oh, and welcome back!
Course Withdrawal Deadline Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the last day to withdraw from courses. The deadline is at 5 p.m.
Grades Are Up
Semester grades should be trickling in starting today. If you've completed your Q Guide evaluations, go to the Student Record website and log in. If you haven't, you can go to the Secondary Field Advising Portal and click on any of the listed fields to find an updated student report.
Tolerance at Harvard: Students Lag Behind Administration
Harvard has recently made strides to better accommodate the needs of its trans population, but activists say that the University still lacks a tolerant environment.
Grade Confusion Continues After Deadline Passes
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Burke to Take Over as FAS Registrar
Harvard Kennedy School Registrar and Director of Admissions Michael P. Burke will take over as the new Registrar for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dean of the College Evelyn M. Hammonds announced in an e-mail Monday afternoon.
Pre-Term Planning Draws Mixed Views
For the first time this year students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences were required to fill out a pre-term planning tool—which indicates their tentative and non-binding course preferences for the next semester—but some undergraduates criticized the tool and its value.
Pre-Term Planning
Freshmen and sophomores rush to complete pre-term planning before yesterday's midnight deadline.