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...class year, historically the two major ways the HAA has reached out to alumni.The HAA eventually realized that alumni were associating with one another on an ad hoc basis according to other similarities, Parry says.The growing numbers of shared-interest groups are a manifestation of this change, and the creation of the SIG program makes it possible for the HAA to reach out to these groups.“The HAA considers SIGs to be a critical part of what connects so many alumni with each other and with Harvard,” according to the HAA website. The policy...
...Psychology 1504, “Positive Psychology”—a course he developed and led for several years before handing it off to his protégé, Lecturer on Psychology Tal Ben-Shahar ’96.Internationally, Stone is known for the creation of a software system called the General Inquirer, which performs content analysis on text gathered from surveys and questionnaires.At a time when computers were still a foreign concept to many, Stone “was the first person to identify the potential for computers and technology in research,” according...
...future of general education at Harvard, not a single recommendation has been voted upon by the Faculty.The current proposal requires that students take three courses in each of three areas—Arts and Humanities, Study of Societies, and Science and Technology—and proposes the creation of optional interdisciplinary general education courses that many faculty members say have yet to be clearly defined.The new summer committee will be “recasting” some of the proposals currently on the table, according to Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language Louis Menand, a member...
...could have developed a solely negative mission,” he writes. But with McDonald in charge, the caucus became an engine of reform.A FOCUS ON THE ISSUESOne of the substantive changes that occurred under McDonald’s leadership of the caucus in the fall was the creation of a number of subgroups that addressed FAS-specific issues.At an Oct. 6 meeting of the caucus, the chairs present decided to create four working groups, dealing with the issues of finance, the curricular review, governance, and planning for faculty hires. Some of those subgroups ultimately reshaped FAS operations. For instance...
...This will allow students to pursue an interest in more than one field without writing a joint thesis. This spring the Faculty also discussed and approved the reports of the Committee on Writing and Speaking and the Committee on Advising and Counseling. The latter has already led to the creation of the Office of Advising Programs in the College, and the creation of a new peer advising program for the arriving freshman class. We are also working on recruiting more non-resident advisers for entering freshmen and on improving departmental advising websites. Several House Masters and Resident Deans will join...