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...wants to focus the second round of hiring in the sciences. Knowles said he now wants to focus the second round of hiring in the sciences. Over the next three years, the net size of the Faculty is expected to increase by 18. But the expected retirement of 120 professors??39 in the humanities, 43 in the social sciences, 14 in the life sciences, 15 in the physical sciences, and 9 in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences—will allow the FAS dean to further shape the distribution of the Faculty across the disciplines...
...education on Harvard’s twin Achilles Heels: the advising system and the teaching of writing.Advising at Harvard is wildly inconsistent. While some students are blessed with advisers sensitive to their needs and intimately knowledgeable of the College’s courses of study, others are saddled with professors??or worse yet graduate students—who know next to nothing. This problem is only compounded by the recent delay in concentration choice to the middle of sophomore year, which leaves first-semester sophomores largely in the abyss. We hope that the new dean will devote time...
...After two counts of professors?? raised hands—the first tally announced as a tie—the amendment fell 20 votes short of passing...
...example, students must take a midterm today, on Good Friday, which, while not directly against the law, has deterred some from going home to celebrate with their families. In many classes, such as Sociology 67, lecture videos are unavailable, despite ample resources to fix this problem. We understand some professors?? aversion to putting lecture videos online to avoid tempting students to skip class, but we hardly think that taping the few lectures that fall on religious holidays constitute an “unreasonable burden” on Harvard or the professor in question. Nor should moving an examination...
...other words, compared to its peer institutions, Harvard has a modestly higher percentage of social science professors??and a vastly higher percentage of social science majors...