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Students and Faculty Fight Nuclear Tests
In the spring of 1960, 1,359 members of the Harvard faculty signed a petition encouraging the Eisenhower administration to consider ...
With Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Studies Draws Students
Every Tuesday in the fall of 1960, a group of six students gathered in the living room of Winthrop resident ...
The Centralization of FAS
But even as Smith successfully trims a daunting budget deficit, his approach has struck a nervous chord among faculty members who benefit from the incongruent academic and spending methods of the school. Led by affiliates of some of the traditionally independent FAS centers, they have voiced concerns that an overarching financial mission could intrude into their own academic priorities.
Casting Numbers Aside
Few people in the world understand Scottish Gaelic. Even fewer enrolled in Celtic 131, “Intermediate Scottish Gaelic” at Harvard this past semester.
Faculty 2.0: Revitalizing the Face of the Faculty
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has devoted itself to establishing the young, dynamic, multicultural faculty of the future.
Chinese Program Seeks New Head
Harvard’s Chinese Language Program—built into one of the nation’s most preeminent by departing director Shengli Feng—will begin a search for a new director after receiving a rare authorization from the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Will Speech Fade?
Ever since Rebekah Maggor came to Harvard in 2004 to help international students with classroom communication, she has been expanding the public speaking resources available to the Harvard community.
Faculty Council Votes To Dismiss Student
An undergraduate has been dismissed from Harvard College after allegedly hacking into online accounts of the teaching staff in his courses.
Faculty Approves Ad Board Reforms
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to expand the College’s sanctions for academic dishonesty violations and to clarify policies regarding student collaboration.
Harvard Welcomes Japanese History Professor
David L. Howell, currently a professor of Japanese Studies at Princeton University, will join the East Languages and Civilizations Department in July.
Faculty Awarded Teaching Prizes
During a discussion about whether the Registrar’s Office should require course leaders to opt into three-hour exams at the end of the semester—a motion that the Faculty ultimately passed—History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60 inadvertently admitted to giving students a take-home exam during exam period.
FAS Deficit On the Road Toward Recovery
On the road toward recovery, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences has pared down its once-looming deficit to about $50 million, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith said yesterday. Setting a positive tone at the last Faculty meeting of the year, Smith announced that the budget deficit now stands between $50 to $55 million—a roughly $30 million reduction in the deficit since February.
National Academy of Sciences Elects Nine Harvard Faculty Members
Last week, eight Harvard professors and one senior lecturer were elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their original research.
New FAS Policy Reduces Deficits
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is nearing the end of a redesigned budgeting process used to help reduce a deficit that currently stands at $80 million.
Bailout of Greece is Likely, Professors Say
Greece will likely recover from its financial meltdown—though the process may take decades, Harvard professors predict.
