Humanities Division
Focusing on the Arab World
Some professors say that the College is ill-equipped to offer a comprehensive undergraduate education on the modern Middle East.
New Architecture Concentration Planned
Harvard’s Department of History of Art and Architecture and the Graduate School of Design are developing a new undergraduate concentration in architectural studies planned to be offered for the first time in the fall of 2012.
Professors Use Skype for Office Hours
McCormick is among a growing number of faculty members who supplement their regular office hours with additional time slots for students to contact them virtually.
Harvard Leads Digital Library Initiative
Harvard is solidifying plans to lead one of the largest national efforts to create a digitized public library, which might eventually include all printed books.
Innovation for Social Change
Scott T. Gregg ‘11 presents his ideas for a new secondary field, “Innovation for Social Change.” Gregg and several other undergraduates and faculty discussed their plans at an information session yesterday.
Classics Professor Defends Middle School Latin Program
Classics Professor Richard F. Thomas joined students, parents, and other Massachusetts professors yesterday evening at a public hearing at F.A. Day Middle School, urging the Newton Public School Committee to reconsider the implementation of a proposed budget that would eliminate Latin courses at the middle school level.
Faust Receives National Humanities Honor
University President Drew G. Faust has been named the 2011 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to a press release published Monday.
University Names Acting Minister
Wendel W. “Tad” Meyer was appointed acting Pusey Minister of Memorial Church while the search for a permanent appointee begins, the University announced yesterday. He will fill the position left open by the death of Reverend Peter J. Gomes last week.
New Medieval Library Inaugurated
Members of the Harvard community gathered yesterday in the Barker Center to celebrate the inauguration of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library.
Cleaning up a Classic: ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Revised
As a national debate simmers over a new, sanitized version of the American classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” members of the Harvard community say they are skeptical of the new edition of the novel.
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Harvard Law School Professor Charles Fried and his son Gregory Fried discuss their recently published book "Because It Is Wrong: Torture, Privacy and Presidential Power In The Age of Terror." They discussed the book yesterday evening in the Barker Center through a game of Twenty Questions with a panel of professors as the questioners.
Depicting Conflict - The Role of the Photojournalist
Managing Director of VII photo agency Stephen Mayes moderated a discussion yesterday on the role of photojournalism in depicting conflict yesterday. (CORRECTION: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly identified Stephen Mayes as Thorne Anderson. The caption has been changed to reflect the error.)
Richard Tuck Sheds New Light on Bentham
Richard Tuck, chair of the committee on degrees in social studies, offered an unusually humane portrayal of Jeremy Bentham, an eighteenth-century British philosopher who is often perceived as a cold utilitarian.
Humanities To Continue Hiring
Departments within the Division of Arts and Humanities are looking to fill holes in their faculty left after nearly two years of reduced hiring in the face of a tight budget.
