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Graduate Students Express Support for Prior-Term Course Registration
Most GSAS students said the previous-term registration system allows them to schedule sections and handle other course logistics earlier, before the busy beginning to the semester.
Harvard FAS Releases Schedule for Previous-Term Course Registration
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences set a timeline for the school’s full transition from shopping week into previous-term registration for the spring 2024 semester, FAS Registrar Erika McDonald announced Tuesday.
More Than 200 Students Take Spring Makeup Exams
Last week, more than 200 Harvard undergraduates took final exams within the first month of the semester.
McDonald to Serve as Harvard FAS Registrar, Burke to Serve as Dean of New FAS Office of Student Services
Harvard Deputy Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar Erika McDonald will be promoted to FAS Registrar starting July 1, outgoing FAS Registrar Michael P. “Mike” Burke announced in an email Thursday afternoon.
Faculty Shopping Week Committee Stakes Out Its Case, Encourages Student Input
Forty-four percent of Faculty of Arts and Sciences courses with teaching fellows last year had to add or drop discussion sections based on unexpected enrollment numbers, according to a website launched Friday by a faculty committee tasked with proposing potential changes to “shopping week.”
Faculty Council Hears Proposal to Add New Course Times, Presentation on Admissions Suit
The Faculty Council discussed a proposal to add additional course start times to the new schedule and heard a presentation on the lawsuit alleging Harvard's admissions process is discriminatory at its biweekly meeting Wednesday.
Introductory Economics Most Popular Spring Course for Fifth Year
Economics 10B: “Principles of Economics” topped the charts in undergraduate enrollment for the fifth consecutive spring semester.
Economics 10b Enrolls Most Students for Fourth Consecutive Year
Economics 10b: “Principles of Economics” is the most popular course in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for the fourth consecutive spring.
Demand for Student Admission Files Created ‘Significant Administrative Burden’
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Registrar’s Office has dedicated a single person to respond to substantial demand from students requesting to view their admissions files.
Ec. Surpasses Computer Science in College’s Fall Enrollment
In the battle for Harvard undergraduates, enrollment numbers from this semester may show Wall Street still has clout over Silicon Valley.
In First, Undergrads Register to Vote During Check-In
Nearly 1,400 undergraduates registered to vote or requested absentee ballots as part of the College's mandatory check-in.
Students Rush to Deliver Pass/Fail Forms Before Deadline
The start of the 5th week of the semester marked the final day students could switch their grading preferences or choose to add or drop a course.
'Technical Difficulties' Delay Expos Sectioning for Freshmen
The system designed to assign Expos sections experienced “unexpected technical difficulties” late Saturday night, pushing sectioning into the following evening.
Harvard and MIT Launch New Online Cross-Registration System
Harvard students hoping to cross-register at MIT will encounter a simpler, online-only process to do so starting Tuesday, where previously they had to go through a bevy of logistical hurdles.
College Surveys Students' Religious Affiliations
Undergraduates registering for the spring semester this past week were asked their religious identification and affiliation, as part of an effort both to gauge the religious demographics at the College and connect students with appropriate Harvard chaplains.
