Victoria D. Rengel
Latest Articles
What’s at the Heart of Central Square?
Though Central Square can be described as being in constant motion due to economic shifts and new residential waves, the Square has managed to celebrate, remember, and preserve elements of its past.
At a Stalemate: Venezuelan Exiles at Harvard are Caught Between Two Regimes
From 2,000 miles away, Venezuelan exiles at Harvard have worked with opposition leaders for decades to develop policy proposals for the future of their country. But in Venezuela’s post-Maduro moment, many of these academics are now left questioning the U.S.’s priorities, and what role, if any, they themselves will be allowed to play in the country’s tomorrow.
Harvard Departments Brace for Teaching Fellow Shortage After Ph.D. Cuts
Harvard’s deep cuts to PhD admissions are on track to leave undergraduate courses short of teaching fellows within two years, a looming squeeze already pushing departments to prepare contingency plans.
To Q or not to Q?
Tracing the history of Harvard course evaluations — from The Crimson’s early Confidential Guide of College Courses (the “Confi”) to the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) guide, to its current form, the Q guide — may help us understand what role student feedback can and should play now.
Harvard Faculty Adjust to Teaching in the Political Hot Seat
As Harvard spends another year under the glare of a political spotlight, its instructors face a new challenge: teaching students about the same topics that draw furious headlines.
Construction Underway for Economics Department’s Pritzker Hall
Professors in the department said they hope the new space, which is expected to open in December 2027, will provide a much needed upgrade and allow more collaboration between students and professors.
Harvard Professors May Be Eligible for Payments in $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement
When Harvard English professor Deidre S. Lynch read an article published in The Atlantic, titled “Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database that Meta Used to Train AI”, she learned for the first time that her work was used without consent to train artificial intelligence models.
Embrace AI or Go Analog? Harvard Faculty Adapt to a New Normal
Nearly three years after ChatGPT arrived on the scene, Harvard’s instructors are adjusting to the technology that has reshaped their classrooms. This fall, the changes have been more visible than ever.
‘Inconsistent with Basic Economics’: Harvard Economics Baffled by Trump’s Tariff Policy
After more than a week of escalating tariffs on the United States’ closest allies and adversaries alike, Harvard economists warned that President Donald Trump’s economic policy would plunge the country into a recession.
Researchers Lose Federal Funding at Cambridge-Based National Bureau of Economic Research
Ari Ne’eman, an assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health, had been studying disability income and employment for five months before his funding through the National Bureau of Economic Research was cut by the Trump administration.