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Freshman Recruited Athletes Less Ethnically Diverse than Previous Years, Survey Reports
One major subset of the Class of 2025 — recruited athletes — is more predominantly white than in previous years, according to the results of The Crimson’s annual freshman survey.
New Econ Class Sails into Top Enrollment Rankings as Ec 10b Maintains Dominance for Sixth Year
Economics 10B: “Principles of Economics” has long reigned as spring semester's most enrolled-in class, but this year the course saw a new contender from within its own department — the brand new course Economics 1152: “Big Data," which had just 32 fewer students.
Changing the Distribution: The Transformation of Harvard’s Statistics Department
For its first 58 years, Harvard's Statistics Department did not have a single female tenured faculty member. In recent years, the tides have turned.
Harvard Kicks Off Data Science Initiative With Seminar
Harvard marked the official launch of a new Data Science Initiative Monday afternoon, kicking off a multi-year plan aimed at bringing the University to the forefront of the field.
Harvard Launches Data Science Initiative
Harvard has launched the Data Science Initiative, a University-wide program that aims to bring together data scientists in different fields.
Stats Department Expands to Accommodate Upward Trend in Concentrators
After a statistically significant growth in concentrators in recent years, several professors say Harvard’s Statistics Department is reaching its limit.
Stat Department Sees Significant Growth in Recent Years
The Statistics Department has gone from 17 concentrators in 2008 to 199 as of December 2015.
Grad Student Lecture Series Asks Audience to Think Differently
Student-nominated speakers from each of Harvard’s 12 graduate schools presented TED-talk style mini-lectures at the 6th annual “Lectures that Last,” in front of a packed 830-person Memorial Church audience Saturday evening.
Controversial Study Photographed 29 Courses in Total
Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching researchers photographed students in 29 courses during a controversial attendance study last spring, the researchers said Thursday when pressed to disclose the exact number of courses studied.
Bol Notifies Students Affected by Controversial Attendance Study
While it did not offer more information on the courses involved, Bol’s email to affected students provided details on how cameras were used in classrooms.
10Q: Christian T. Rudder ’97 OkCupid Co-Founder
Christian T. Rudder ’97 is not a statistician by trade, but the 39-year-old founder of OkCupid just so happens to be a pioneer in a certain branch of data analytics—the data behind love and romance.
Stephen Blyth Named Next President and CEO of Management Company
Blyth, who is currently a managing director and head of public markets at HMC as well as a professor of statistics, will assume the role Jan. 1, 2015.
