Faculty News
Harvard Faculty Hold Widener Library ‘Study-In’ to Protest Student Activist Bans
Roughly 25 Harvard professors conducted a silent study-in at Widener Library on Wednesday to protest the library’s decision to temporarily ban pro-Palestine students who held a similar demonstration last month.
Harvard Faculty Protest Decision to Ban Pro-Palestine Activists from Widener Library
Roughly 15 Harvard faculty and staff members gathered beneath the steps of Widener Library on Friday to protest the temporary ban of more than 12 students from Widener for holding a silent “study-in” in the library’s reading room.
Harvard Academic Workers Union Circulates Petition to Ban Time Caps
Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers began circulating a petition on Monday calling for the abolishment of time caps for non-tenure track faculty at Harvard.
Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Says She Had No Hand in Crafting Campus Use Policy
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said at a Tuesday FAS meeting that she did not play a role in determining the University’s new rules governing the use of campus spaces.
Harvard School of Public Health Votes Overwhelmingly to Create Faculty Senate
The Harvard School of Public Health faculty approved a resolution to establish a University senate planning body on Tuesday, according to a document obtained by The Crimson.
David Charbonneau, Professor in Search of Planets in Outer Space, Wins $1 Million Kavli Prize
Harvard Astrophysics professor David Charbonneau won the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics in June, sharing a $1 million prize with MIT professor Sara Seager for their discoveries of exoplanets — planets located outside Earth’s solar system.
Harvard’s CS50 Course to be Offered at Oxford this Fall
Beginning in October, Oxford University will launch its own online version of Computer Science 50, Harvard’s flagship introductory computer science course taught by David J. Malan ’99.
Harvard Faculty for Israel Launches With More Than 430 Members
More than 430 Harvard faculty joined the newly-founded Harvard Faculty for Israel, which aims to support Israeli students on campus and advocate for closer collaboration between Harvard and Israeli universities.
Chalk of the Town: Professors Colorfully Protest Harvard’s New Campus Use Rules
A small group of Harvard faculty members chalked messages on the sidewalk below the John Harvard statue Tuesday afternoon to protest the University’s new policies restricting campus protests, including bans on chalking and unapproved signage.
Former Penn President Liz Magill Appointed HLS Visiting Fellow
Former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill will join Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession as a visiting senior fellow this fall, according to a recently updated copy of Magill’s curriculum vitae.
Harvard Settles With Applied Physics Professor Who Sued Over Tenure Denial
Harvard reached a last-minute agreement to settle a lawsuit with a former School of Engineering and Applied Sciences associate professor who sued the University in 2020 over his tenure denial.
Longtime Harvard Social Studies Director Anya Bassett Remembered As ‘Greatest Mentor’
Anya E. B. Bassett, Harvard’s longtime director of undergraduate studies for Social Studies, died suddenly on Aug. 13. She was 56.
Roy Mottahedeh ’60, Pioneering Middle East Scholar Who Sought to Bridge U.S.-Iran Divide, Dies at 84
Roy W. P. Mottahedeh ’60, a longtime professor at Harvard who served as the founding director of the University’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, died late last month at the age of 84.
Chinese History and Anthropology Professor Michael Puett To Lead Harvard Asia Center
Michael J. Puett, a professor of Chinese history and anthropology, will serve as the next faculty director of Harvard’s Asia Center, the University announced on Tuesday.
Harvard Sues Samsung in Federal Court Over Patent Infringement
Harvard sued tech giant Samsung over patent infringement claims on Monday, alleging the company’s chip technology violates two patents owned by the University.
