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Film Profs Make Way For Ph.D. Program
CORRECTION APPENDED A proposal for a new Ph.D. program in film and visual studies will be voted on by the
Faculty To Revisit Course Evaluations
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will revisit a proposal next month to increase both student and professor participation in
Professor To Bring Free Speech Motion to Faculty
CORRECTION APPENDED A professor who feels academic debate on the Israel-Palestine conflict has been stifled will push the full Faculty
Profs Might Make Their Articles Free
The Faculty Council, the 18-member governing body of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), advanced a measure yesterday that
After Vote, Faculty Faces a Daunting Transition
The Gen Ed legislation’s passage comes as a long-anticipated bookend to the four-year-long effort to replace the Core. But the
FAS Secretary To Resign
Secretary of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) David B. Fithian will leave his post at Harvard for one
Committee Will Advise On Activity Based Learning
Interim Dean of the Faculty David Pilbeam announced at yesterday’s Faculty meeting the creation of an ad hoc committee to
Imitating Life in the Lab
The five arms of the brittle star are covered by tiny lenses that, like transition sunglasses, are able to regulate
Council Approves Mandatory Evaluations
The Faculty Council voted yesterday in favor of requiring all Faculty members to undergo student evaluations and granting the Committee
Professors Turn Down Requiring History
Professors rejected a call to add more history to the proposed general education curriculum in a close vote at yesterday’s
Event Kicks Off Advising Fortnight
Curious freshmen travelled from table to table in a packed Annenberg Hall picking up pamphlets and asking questions at last
Draft Gen Ed Legislation Released
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences took another step toward abolishing the Core Curriculum yesterday, releasing a draft of legislation
Sociology Professor Denied Tenure
Sociology Professor Jason A. Kaufman ’93 was denied tenure last week, thwarting his department’s first attempt to nominate a junior
Treasures Hide In Plain Sight
The path to the office of Harvard University Art Museums (HUAM) Director Thomas W. Lentz is paved with art-world gold.
Group To Draft Gen Ed Legislation
The Faculty Council yesterday appointed three of its members to form a committee that could bring the new General Education
