Faculty News
Harvard School of Public Health Votes Overwhelmingly to Create Faculty Senate
The Harvard School of Public Health faculty approved a resolution to establish a University senate planning body on Tuesday, according to a document obtained by The Crimson.
David Charbonneau, Professor in Search of Planets in Outer Space, Wins $1 Million Kavli Prize
Harvard Astrophysics professor David Charbonneau won the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics in June, sharing a $1 million prize with MIT professor Sara Seager for their discoveries of exoplanets — planets located outside Earth’s solar system.
Harvard’s CS50 Course to be Offered at Oxford this Fall
Beginning in October, Oxford University will launch its own online version of Computer Science 50, Harvard’s flagship introductory computer science course taught by David J. Malan ’99.
Harvard Faculty for Israel Launches With More Than 430 Members
More than 430 Harvard faculty joined the newly-founded Harvard Faculty for Israel, which aims to support Israeli students on campus and advocate for closer collaboration between Harvard and Israeli universities.
Chalk of the Town: Professors Colorfully Protest Harvard’s New Campus Use Rules
A small group of Harvard faculty members chalked messages on the sidewalk below the John Harvard statue Tuesday afternoon to protest the University’s new policies restricting campus protests, including bans on chalking and unapproved signage.
Former Penn President Liz Magill Appointed HLS Visiting Fellow
Former University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill will join Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession as a visiting senior fellow this fall, according to a recently updated copy of Magill’s curriculum vitae.
Harvard Settles With Applied Physics Professor Who Sued Over Tenure Denial
Harvard reached a last-minute agreement to settle a lawsuit with a former School of Engineering and Applied Sciences associate professor who sued the University in 2020 over his tenure denial.
Longtime Harvard Social Studies Director Anya Bassett Remembered As ‘Greatest Mentor’
Anya E. B. Bassett, Harvard’s longtime director of undergraduate studies for Social Studies, died suddenly on Aug. 13. She was 56.
Roy Mottahedeh ’60, Pioneering Middle East Scholar Who Sought to Bridge U.S.-Iran Divide, Dies at 84
Roy W. P. Mottahedeh ’60, a longtime professor at Harvard who served as the founding director of the University’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, died late last month at the age of 84.
Chinese History and Anthropology Professor Michael Puett To Lead Harvard Asia Center
Michael J. Puett, a professor of Chinese history and anthropology, will serve as the next faculty director of Harvard’s Asia Center, the University announced on Tuesday.
Harvard Sues Samsung in Federal Court Over Patent Infringement
Harvard sued tech giant Samsung over patent infringement claims on Monday, alleging the company’s chip technology violates two patents owned by the University.
‘Steady, Sensible, Smart’: Faculty Say Garber Can Steer Harvard Through Political Crisis
Harvard faculty members overwhelmingly applauded the Harvard Corporation’s Friday decision to promote Alan M. Garber ’76 from the University’s interim president to its permanent one.
Embattled Harvard Professor John Comaroff Retires Without Emeritus Status
Harvard professor John L. Comaroff retired without emeritus status on June 30, after four years of battling sexual harassment allegations and calls for his termination.
Corporation Members Consult Prominent Harvard Professors, Move Toward Presidential Search
Members of the Harvard Corporation met on campus with several groups of prominent faculty members last week to discuss the next presidential search process.
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad To Leave, Join Princeton in 2025
Harvard Kennedy School professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad, who taught the school’s flagship “Race and Racism” course, will leave Harvard at the end of the year to become a tenured faculty member at Princeton University.
A Report Suggested Big Changes to the Arts & Humanities. The Division’s New Dean Is Taking It Slow.
Harvard’s Arts and Humanities division will centralize its administrative services and develop new introductory courses, Sean D. Kelly announced on Tuesday in his email as the division’s new dean.
Harvard Reverses Decision to Suspend 5 Pro-Palestine Protesters Following Faculty Council Appeal
The Harvard College Administrative Board reversed its decision to suspend five students for their participation in the pro-Palestine encampment after the Faculty Council weighed in on the disciplinary cases.
Harvard FAS Dean Hoekstra Distances Herself from Social Science Dean’s Calls for Faculty Speech Limits
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra said on Monday that she would not sanction faculty members who criticize Harvard’s administration, forcefully distancing herself from an op-ed written by one of her own top deans.
Faculty Form AAUP Chapter, Decry ‘Structural Problems’ in Harvard’s Governance
A group of Harvard faculty formed a chapter of the American Association of University Professors on Wednesday, the latest move by professors to organize in support of shared goals following a year of heightened faculty activism at the University.
Zoe Marks Named Director of Harvard Center for African Studies
Zoe Marks, a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, will serve as the next faculty director of the Center for African Studies, the center announced Thursday.
3 Harvard Faculty Divisions Approve Motion to Select Delegates to Design a Faculty Senate
Three Harvard faculties, including the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, overwhelmingly voted in favor of selecting delegates to a body tasked with designing a University-wide faculty senate.
‘Hyped Just About Right’: How the AI Boom is Reshaping Research at Harvard
As ChatGPT took the world by storm, many raised concerns about how it might help students cheat themselves out of learning. But a year and a half later, AI is changing the work of professors perhaps even more.
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Will No Longer Require Diversity Statements
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will stop requiring a diversity, inclusion, and belonging statement as part of its faculty hiring process, Dean of Faculty Affairs and Planning Nina Zipser announced in a Monday morning email.
Karen Thornber Named Harvard’s Next Faculty Director of Derek Bok Center
Karen L. Thornber, a professor of Literature and East Asian Studies, will serve as the next Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.
‘CS50 Changed My Life’: 25 Years After Shuttleboy, David J. Malan ’99 Reflects on Path to Teaching
Every fall, hundreds of students — sometimes as many as 800 — pack into Sanders Theatre for a course that promises to be “an experience,” unlike any other the College has to offer.