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Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith (far left) held a discussion with students regarding the next Dean of the College in Lowell House.
Dean Pfister Would Like You To Know He Is Reading a Mystery Novel
The College’s top administrator treated undergraduates to another quirky email on Monday, this time updating us on the campus beekeeping scene, the fall foliage, and his latest reading pursuits.
“Doing Good Work in a Noisy, Messy World”: People Cheated in Gov 1310 Last Year
On Monday, you no doubt received but did not actually read an email from Jay M. Harris, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Chair of the Academic Integrity Committee. While its title may have tricked you into thinking it was a guide to actually getting work done when you live in a tiny Wigg suite with four other girls, it was in fact yet another reminder that students at Harvard have cheated.
Longtime Freshman Resident Dean Moves from FDO to University Hall
William Cooper ’94 has joined the Office of Student Life, where he will work with other administrators on Harvard’s more than $1 billion House renewal project.
Dean Pfister Sends His Own Emails
The College’s new interim dean is now two for two in sending emails from accounts in his very own name.
Search Committee Members Meet with UC To Solicit Feedback for College Dean Search
Smith and the committee members asked representatives to suggest anyone who they would like to see in the position.
Evelynn Hammonds Honored in University Hall Tribute
Alternating between laughter and tears, Evelynn M. Hammonds stood at the front of a crowded faculty room in University Hall Thursday afternoon as former administrative colleagues and fellow faculty members paid tribute to her five-year tenure as Dean of the Harvard College.
21 Professors Will Advise Smith in College Dean Search
The new committee is tasked with combing through a list of recommended candidates solicited from faculty members, narrowing the roster of candidates, and, ultimately, consulting with the FAS Dean on finalists for the position.
Former Hammonds Adviser Steps Down from Post in College Administration
D. E. Lorraine Sterritt, one of former Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds’s close advisers, is leaving her position as College dean for administration, Interim Dean of the College Donald H. Pfister announced Thursday.
What Happens the First Time You're Caught Smoking Marijuana? Harvard's Policy Doesn't Say.
We already knew that the College’s drugs and alcohol policy tiptoes around the question of whether we can play beer pong. But a gradebook released last week by the nonprofit organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy points out that the policy is vague on other questions too.
Responding to Drug Use
A 2005 Crimson feature on recreational drugs at Harvard quips, "Marijuana use may violate federal law, but at Harvard, it’s less likely to get you in trouble than breaking a window."
Smith Believes He Opened Email Detailing Search He Has Claimed No Knowledge Of
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith said through a spokesperson Wednesday that he believes he opened but did not closely read an email detailing plans for a controversial search that he has said and continues to maintain he had no knowledge of until six months after it was conducted.
With Three of Four Resident Deans Turning Over, FDO Completes Hires
The Freshman Dean’s Office has filled the vacancies created by the departures from the office of three of its four freshman resident deans this summer.
