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...professors on the committee vested with implementing the College’s first curricular overhaul in 30 years, science professor John Huth does not take his obligations lightly. One morning this spring, he had to drop his daughter off at school, take his car to the mechanic, bike to his office, and change into a dress shirt there, all by 8:30 a.m.—to make it to a General Education committee meeting, where he would help hammer out course proposals for an hour and a half. It’s behind-the-scenes labors like these that...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Forced To Get Practical | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...Minow worked on a key component of the Kagan legacy—helping mastermind the curricular reforms ushered in under Kagan’s tenure. That experience, faculty members say, has served as a catalyst for her candidacy, as some on the faculty say more work is necessary to make the reforms a lasting part of the student experience at the school...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Dean Search Narrows to Four | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...given her work on curricular reform, Minow would bring a clear vision to the position of Dean, again casting her in the mold of Elena Kagan, who aimed to build the faculty and end its polarization as well as to reform student life, says another faculty member...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HLS Dean Search Narrows to Four | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...committee recommended that the entire University convert to a calendar of two four-month semesters separated by a one-month break.The report suggested that each of Harvard’s schools determine “how, or whether, they wish to use the January time period based on their curricular needs.” Verba says that his calendar reform committee acknowledged that substantial resources would need to be devoted to making J-Term programming a reality. “If formal programming was to be a success, a lot of resources had to be devoted...

Author: By Bita M. Assad and Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: J-Term Falls Through the Cracks | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...needs required an energetic push into neighboring Allston, considerable friction soon arose around the plan’s particulars—and also around Summers’ aggressive, independent, and at times dictatorial style. “For reasons deeply rooted in University governance and tradition...matters that are curricular are matters of the Faculty,” Summers said at the time. But he noted that it was not the Faculty’s prerogative to vote on Allston proposals. “Matters regarding the allocation of resources by Massachusetts Law are reserved for the Harvard Corporation...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Once Ambitious, Harvard Revisits Allston Planning | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

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