College Administration
UC Spotlights Final Clubs
Members of a group critical of final clubs sought to spur discussion among UC members about the funding and availability of alternative social spaces.
For Some Athletes, An Early Notice
In mid-October, when ambitious high school seniors are still anxiously toiling away at their Harvard College application, a select few already have received word of their likely acceptance.
Houses Renewal To Review Climate Control
Administrators saythat heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and accessibility will all likely be included in House renewal.
College Refuses to Release UHS Stats
Three weeks after a mandatory discussion with resident tutors about the uptick in alcohol-related admittances to University Health Services, College administrators have declined to publicly release the data on hospitalization rates.
Faculty Review Honors, Expos 30
In the first Faculty meeting of the new semester, Dean of Undergraduate Education Jay M. Harris introduced a proposal for a new advanced course, Expository Writing 30.
Faculty Notebook: Professors Debate Honors Criteria
“I have been teaching at Harvard for 37 years now, and the two students I’ve taught who have had the biggest impact on the world didn’t even earn their degrees, much less with honors,” Computer Science Professor Harry R. Lewis ’68 wrote in an e-mail to the Crimson after the meeting.
Planning Fails to End TF Shuffling
Professors for some of the largest spring course offerings said that the utility of the College’s experiment with pre-term planning remains unclear given the disparity between pre-registration numbers and the final enrollment for their classes.
Survey Assesses Student Academic Integrity
In an effort to reevaluate academic integrity policy, the Office of Undergraduate Education will open up an Academic Integrity Assessment on February 7, the College announced yesterday in an e-mail to the undergraduate student body.
Econ Revises Course Load
The Economics Department revised its concentration requirements for incoming students this past month, increasing the number of required courses and emphasizing a stronger foundation in mathematics.
UHS Alcohol Admissions Up
The number of students admitted to Harvard University Health Services for alcohol-related illnesses last semester nearly matched the total number of cases treated during the entire previous year.
As Potential Blizzard Approaches, Harvard Graduate Schools Cancel Classes
Schools within Harvard University have announced that classes will be canceled Wednesday, and the University has advised a large portion of its staff not to report to work in light of a storm that may bring up to 16 inches of snow to the Boston area.
Damaged LGBT Books in Lamont Not Result of Hate Crime, Dean Says
After conducting an investigation in reponse to a recent police report that 36 books treating LGBT topics had been damaged with what appeared to be urine in Lamont Library last month, the University determined Monday morning that the incident was an accident and will no longer be treated as a hate crime, according to a statement sent from College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds to the Harvard community on Monday.
Dean Hammonds Brings Burritos to Late-Night Studiers
We first wrote about a certain burrito-bearing dean around this time last year, when Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds surprised students studying in Lamont with free burritos.
