Are Athletics Overshadowing The Academy?

Since the formation of the Ivy League 59 years ago, the Ancient Eight have consistently struggled to balance athletic success and its impact on academics. These critics raise a question: Has Harvard overstepped the line?

The Other Field of Study

Harvard Athletics in the Spotlight

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The Harvard men’s basketball team was able to advance to the 2013 NCAA tournmanet for the first time since 1946.

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The Other Field of Study: Harvard Athletics in the Spotlight

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There is rarely ever lack of a crowd at the annual Harvard-Yale football game.

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The Women’s Rugby team was officially recognized as one of Harvard’s now 42 total Division I varisty teams this year.

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Christine Clark ‘14, captain of the women’s basketball team, sees her participation on the team as an educational opportunity.

Scrutiny: Same Story, New Book

Same Story, New Book: Repackaging Humanities at Harvard. By Julia F.P. Ostmann and David P. Freed.

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The Humanities Crisis Revisted

Same Story, New Book: Repackaging Humanities at Harvard

Recently, national news outlets have declared a crisis of the humanities. But at Harvard, the plot gets more complicated. The challenges facing Harvard's humanities necessitate changes to course offerings far more than the core of the humanistic enterprise.

Scrutiny: Gen Eds

Organismic and evolutionary biology lecturer Andrew Berry, who regularly teaches two Gen Ed classes, praises the program for its potential to bridge disciplines.

Scrutiny: Gen Eds

CS50 is one of the most popular classes at Harvard, and also satisfies the Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning Gen Ed requirement.