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Faculty Call for Increased U.S. Aid in Refugee Crisis
Several Harvard faculty members say the situation is not simply an EU responsibility and called for the United States to increase its humanitarian refugee uptake.
Gender Inclusivity in Math Group Kicks Off Speaker Series
Three students co-founded the group to continue confronting gender-based challenges in the field.
Stanley Hoffmann, Iconic Professor and Scholar, Dies at 86
The founding chairman of the Center for European Studies who published 19 books, Hoffmann was known for his interdisciplinary approach to political science and his role in helping to create the Social Studies concentration in 1960.
Ec 10 and CS50 Compete for Largest Enrollment Numbers
Economics 10a: “Principles of Economics” had enrolled just barely more undergraduates than Computer Science 50: “Introduction to Computer Science I” with 701 undergraduates compared to 697, respectively.
Curtain Rises on 'Theater, Dance, and Media' Concentration
Martin Puchner said the fall offerings unite the academic study of dramatic literature with practical experience.
New E-Newsletter Enables Professors To Share Teaching Advice
The letter grew out of a 2012 HILT grant dedicated to creating a publication for teaching staff at the Graduate School of Education and will be sent weekly to all teaching faculty at the University.
Committee Will Present Draft Gen Ed Proposal This Month
The committee has worked for the past year soliciting feedback about general education at the College and, at the end of last semester, presented an interim report of recommendations on how to change what it has deemed a “failing” program.
Graduate Student Union Leaders Try to Recruit New Members
Leaders of a group of Harvard graduate students seeking to unionize made a pitch for new members at the fall's first Graduate Student Council meeting.
Societies of the World 25
With few remaining seats available, Societies of the World 25 students sit on the steps inside the Northwest B103 lecture hall. Since the course will not be offered in 2016, enrollment is high. Professor Salmaan Keshavjee expressed the need for a larger classroom Tuesday.
New Intensive Integrated Life Sciences Course Launches
The course will serve as the academic equivalent of four individual courses and incorporates biology, chemistry, math, computing, and physics into a life sciences curriculum.
Students Struggle With New My.Harvard While Shopping
The initial trouble understanding the new tool was compounded by the fact that the change at first rendered courses.cs50.net more or less useless.
Benefits Changes Bring Relief, and Potentially Confusion
The chair of the body that recommended the changes is “worried” that Harvard faculty and staff might have difficulty navigating the numerous health plan options.
EdX Users Cheat Through MOOC-Specific Method, Study Says
Roughly 1 percent of certificates granted by Harvard’s and MIT’s school-specific edX platforms were earned by users engaging in a new form of cheating.
Students Indicate Preferred Gender Pronouns at Registration
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ registration tool now gives students the option to choose preferred gender pronouns.
