Oscar Handlin, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Harvard Historian, Dies at 95

During a career that spanned well over 50 years, Handlin earned a reputation as one of the most influential historians in the United States.

Three Professors Awarded MacArthur "Genius Grants"

Three Harvard professors are among the 22 scholars selected to received a MacArthur Fellowship “genius grant,” the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Tuesday.

Harvard Economists Have Mixed Views of Obama's Jobs Proposal

In the midst of a troubled labor market and national economic uncertainty, economists at Harvard have expressed mixed opinions about President Obama’s jobs proposal, which would offer a package of tax cuts and spending projects totaling $447 billion.

Academics Level Criticism at Harvard Over Handling of Hauser Inquiry

A group of prominent academics are circulating a letter criticizing Harvard’s handling of the allegations leveled at Marc D. Hauser.

Embattled Professor Marc Hauser Will Resign from Harvard

Hauser's resignation from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences ends a career at Harvard that began with promise but was marred by a research misconduct investigation.

Fixing the Faculty

As the School recovers and the deficit slims, departments are evaluating the state of their faculties and identifying the holes that have appeared.

Before War in Libya, Professors Advised Gaddafi

After some Harvard Professors provided consulting work for Muammar Gaddafi, they have come under scrutiny for the appropriateness of such activity.

Peretz Faces Dual Legacy

Widely criticized for inflammatory comments, Peretz is fiercely defended by colleagues and former students.

Focusing on the Arab World

Some professors say that the College is ill-equipped to offer a comprehensive undergraduate education on the modern Middle East.

Psychology Department Bars Hauser from Teaching

Psychology Department Chair Susan E. Carey ’64 confirmed that psychology professor Marc D. Hauser will not be teaching next academic year.

Hauser Slated to Return to Harvard in the Fall

Harvard Psychology Professor Marc D. Hauser, who was found “solely responsible” for eight instances of scientific misconduct by an internal University investigation last August, is slated to return to Harvard this fall after a one-year leave of absence.

Prefrosh attend a panel on social sciences yesterday, where Professor Efraim Benmelech shared his views on how to prevent another financial crisis.

Professors Use Skype for Office Hours

McCormick is among a growing number of faculty members who supplement their regular office hours with additional time slots for students to contact them virtually.

Harvard Leads Digital Library Initiative

Harvard is solidifying plans to lead one of the largest national efforts to create a digitized public library, which might eventually include all printed books.

Growing Sociology Dept. Struggles Amidst Tight FAS Budget

As the Faculty of Arts and Sciences continues to recover from the impact of the financial crisis, a growing Sociology Department remains constrained by a faculty size that has not kept pace with the rise in undergraduate concentrators.

From Harvard, to Harvard

When Psychology Department Chair Susan E. Carey ’64 graduated from Radcliffe College, William James Hall was still under construction. Forty-seven years later, she works on the 11th floor of that very building.

Profs React to U.S. Involvement in Libya

As rebel forces continue to battle the army of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, some Harvard professors remained undecided about the United States’ involvement in the Libyan conflict.

Address Long-Term Spending, Harvard Profs. Say

Two Harvard economists called for U.S. lawmakers to tackle long-term spending reforms in order to regain control over the ballooning federal deficit.

Rogoff Receives Prize for Research

Economics Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff received the Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics last Thursday for his contributions to the field of international finance and macroeconomics.

Smith Hosts Panel on Education

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith joined three instructors at a symposium on teaching and learning this past Friday.

Study: Babies Think Bigger Is Better

At an early age, human infants can perceive social hierarchy and recognize physical size as a metric of social dominance, according to a study by psychology postdoctoral fellow Lotte Thomsen.

Egypt Ready for Change, Professors Say

When hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday afternoon in Harvard Square, History of Science Lecturer Ahmed Ragab joined them to show support for the Egyptian demonstrators.

Rogoff Awarded for Work on Securities

Economics Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff received further recognition for his best-selling analysis of financial crises in early January when he was awarded the fifteenth annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security.

Plans for Martin Peretz Fund Use Outlined

Social Studies Director of Studies Anya Bernstein and Chair of the Committee of Degrees in Social Studies Richard Tuck informed faculty and students about future use of the controversial Martin Peretz Fund yesterday afternoon.

Peter Marsden Named New Social Sciences Div. Dean

Sociology Professor Peter V. Marsden will take over as the divisional dean of the social sciences effective Jan. 1, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith announced in an e-mail sent to faculty members yesterday afternoon.