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...artists are the worst people to discuss creativity with because it’s so personal for them. We try to include both artists and people who do not consider themselves artists in the discussion.”The Creativity Discussion Group also incorporates monthly colloquia into its schedule, which makes the interdisciplinary application of creativity more concrete. The colloquia feature research conducted by students and faculty from Harvard and other institutions, such as Emerson College, Lesley University, and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Especially in the current state of economic decline, the colloquia have provided a relatively...
This year we have also made it a priority to work within Expos to identify ways that we might better teach students writing skills that are transferable to their other courses. So far, we have worked with Tom Jehn and other members of the program to organize two teaching colloquia at which TFs, lecturers, and preceptors from departments in the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences discussed the teaching of writing in their fields. This spring we will begin a dialogue with Directors of Undergraduate Studies about Expos and its initiatives for better integrating the program into the College...
...government security classification made by two Harvard professors from disparate fields—one, a professor of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) and one a scientist and historian. The film’s unique appeal drew a crowd of over 60 members of the Harvard History of Science Colloquia to a special preview screening in the Science Center on Tuesday. SECRETS AND LIES “Secrecy” was made by Arnheim Lecturer on Filmmaking Robb Moss and Pellegrino University Professor Peter L. Galison. It explores government secrets—not with the aim of exposing them...
...from other Harvard programs, Du Bois Institute fellows are given office space, research assistance, and access to Harvard’s library system, including the Institute’s own Raines Library in African American Studies. One of the greatest benefits of a Fellowship, according to Gregory, is weekly colloquia in which fellows present their current projects—in conversation with community, faculty members, and students—and receive current feedback on their work. She emphasized that all members of the Harvard community are welcome to attend these discussions.This year’s new fellows are Syl Cheney...
There is one thing that everyone with a vision for Harvard’s future can agree on: the need for an expanded faculty. Harvard’s faculty, whether researching, lecturing, holding office hours, writing, attending colloquia or generally promoting the life of the mind, have always made Harvard great. With the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) poised to surpass its original hiring goal of 700 professors by 2010, we look forward to a rosy future...