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Harvard Yard
FAS

‘Opportunity to Experiment’: Visiting HBCU Scholars Praise Harvard’s Visiting Professorship Program

Four visiting professors from historically Black colleges and universities praised Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Visiting Professorship Program for offering the opportunity and funding to explore their scholarly work.

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
FAS

Harvard’s Derek Bok Center Lays Off 5 Employees Under New Faculty Director

The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning quietly laid off at least five employees over the past two weeks as part of a restructuring effort, reducing its total staff by almost 25 percent.

Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School Faculty Votes to Establish Faculty Senate Planning Body

Harvard Law School faculty members voted to support the creation of a University-wide faculty senate planning body during a meeting on Thursday.

University Hall Morning
College

Harvard College Will Place Students on Involuntary Leave for Missing 2 Weeks of Class

Harvard College students who miss two weeks of classes will be placed on involuntary leaves of absence “in most cases” under a Student Handbook amendment that will take effect in the 2025-26 academic year.

Harvard Kennedy School Ofer Building
Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Votes In Favor of Faculty Senate Planning Body

The Harvard Kennedy School’s faculty overwhelmingly voted to in support of a University-wide faculty senate planning body, according to a Wednesday email obtained by The Crimson.

Alan Garber and Larry Summers
Central Administration

Harvard President Garber Gently Ribs Larry Summers at 70th Birthday Conference

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 teased University Professor Larry Summers about the former Harvard president’s “brazen spirit” at an economics policy conference in honor of his 70th birthday.

Bulldog Roast
College

Harvard Biology Lecturer Andrew Berry Sends Up Yale at Annual Bulldog Roast

At his annual ‘Bulldog Roast’ on Thursday before the 140th Harvard-Yale game, Harvard Organismic and Evolutionary Biology lecturer Andrew J. Berry poked fun at Yale University’s alumni, mascot, and residential life.

Alan M. Garber '76 at Larry Summers' 70th Birthday
Central Administration

Harvard President Alan Garber to Convene University-Wide Faculty Advisory Council

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 will convene a University-wide council of faculty advisers — a move that comes after months of advocacy from faculty who want an expanded role in school-wide decisions.

IP Dialogue Scrut Cover
Scrutiny

Harvard Wants To Talk About Israel-Palestine. Can It Succeed?

After over a year, the University still struggles with fostering dialogue on Israel-Palestine. Where does the problem lie?

Near Eastern Language and Civilizations Department
FAS

Harvard Denied Its Only Yiddish Professor Tenure. Did the Process Fail Him?

When Yiddish studies professor Saul Noam Zaritt was denied tenure in June at the direction of Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76, Zaritt’s own tenure review committee was stunned. They say Harvard mishandled the case — and left the future of Yiddish instruction in limbo.

Salata Institute
Faculty

Harvard Hires 8 New Climate Faculty Across FAS, Graduate Schools

Harvard hired eight new climate faculty members in 2024 as the Salata Institute continues to expand climate research and hiring, the University announced earlier this month.

Spring Faculty Meeting
College

David Laibson, Rumored Frontrunner for College Dean, Says He Doesn’t Want It

Economics professor David I. Laibson ’88, who many expected to be a leading candidate to become the next dean of Harvard College, has informed Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra that he does not want the job.

SEAS Faculty Council
FAS

FAS Faculty Council in Support of Increasing SEAS Representation

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is set to allocate three seats on its Faculty Council to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences following a proposal at the Nov. 6 faculty meeting.

People Walk in Harvard Yard
FAS

Female Harvard Faculty Retire Earlier on Average, FAS Report Reveals

Female Harvard faculty members are retiring earlier than their male counterparts, per the 2024 Faculty Trends report presented at a Faculty of Arts and Sciences Administration meeting last week.

Faculty Widener Study-In with Blank Table Tents
FAS

No ID Checks, but Harvard ‘Determining Next Steps’ After Second Faculty Study-In

Roughly 35 Harvard faculty members held a silent study-in in Widener Library on Friday afternoon, marking the second time faculty have gathered in the library to denounce the University’s protest restrictions.

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