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May 13, 2013
A Little Idea
Harvard students turn little ideas into big solutions every day. Read More
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Apr 12, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Seung Bin Yuh P'13 and Choon Hee Lee P'13
Watching Richard Yuh ’13 thrive in college has not only delighted his parents but inspired them to support innovative teaching and learning at Harvard in a significant way. Read More
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Jan 2, 2013
I Choose Harvard: Larry ’82 and Rebecca Grafstein
Three decades after graduating from Harvard, Larry Grafstein ’82 is impressed that the College’s core mission—the teaching of undergraduates—is very much in evidence. Read More
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Dec 13, 2012
Dean's Fellows Support Excellence and Emerging Ideas
A course that uses 3-D computer models to virtually transport students to ancient Egypt. Handheld devices that help a life sciences professor tell whether his lectures are sinking in. An engineering class that spurs “blue-sky ideas” to address global needs. These are some of the innovative approaches to teaching and learning made possible through flexible, immediate-use funds to Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Read More
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Oct 10, 2012
Ahead of the learning curve
As the 375th anniversary draws to a close, the Gazette asked 11 professors to answer the question: “What’s the one big idea that will transform teaching and learning before Harvard celebrates its 400th?” Read More
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Mar 8, 2012
Harvard Innovators
Throughout the Harvard community, students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae are working every day across disciplines and around the globe to generate innovative ideas and solutions. Here are just a few examples. Read More
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Mar 8, 2012
Nature by Design
Radhika Nagpal explores the power of robust collective systems in nature, including bees, fish, and even termites, applying these same principles to the design of robots and computer networks. Read More
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Mar 8, 2012
Incubator of Innovation
From medicine, to business, to politics, you can never tell what the source of innovation may be from someone at Harvard. George Whitesides and Joseph B. Lassiter III reflect on Harvard’s role as in incubator of innovation. Read More
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Dec 19, 2011
Ancient History Meets Modern Science
Pathbreaking work like Professor Michael McCormick’s reflects the increasingly collaborative nature of academic inquiry, notes FAS Dean Michael D. Smith. “This is broadening our view in a host of disciplines, revealing unimagined new questions, as well as uncovering new approaches to old ones.” Read More
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Dec 19, 2011
Recording History, Literally
The graduate teaching fellows who work with Michael McCormick, Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History, get regular “screen time” with him. Read More
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Sep 12, 2011
John Armstrong ’56, PhD ’61
It’s rare that a graduate student has the chance to learn from one Nobel Prize winning professor of physics, let alone three. But at Harvard, as John Armstrong ’56, PhD ’61 discovered firsthand, world-class learning experiences are the norm. Read More
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Jan 11, 2011
DebateHarvard: Part 2
CS50 students try their hand at creating their own websites. Read More
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Dec 20, 2010
DebateHarvard
DebateHarvard is a website for people who like to be right. Read More
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Nov 10, 2010
Lifelong Learners Give Back to the Graduate School of Education
From their early small-town schoolroom experiences to their distinguished careers as internationally known educators, counselors, and researchers in the fields of counseling and wellness, Allen EdM ’57, EdD ’59 and Mary Ivey have demonstrated a deep-rooted passion for learning. Read More
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Sep 7, 2010
A New Program to Shake Up Education
Tracy Money, Anthony Jewett, and Susan Cheng are three of 25 doctoral students in the new Doctor of Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read More
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Jun 15, 2010
Launching the Next Generation of Scholars and Teachers
Faced with one of the toughest job markets in recent memory, Matt Baggetta PhD ’09 looked to Harvard. Here, the budding sociologist found a new opportunity to teach undergraduates, delve into research on civic learning, and continue his employment search. “Having this time and experience at Harvard was instrumental in giving me a head start in the market,” says Baggetta, who subsequently landed a tenure-track job at Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Read More
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May 17, 2010
Kat Taylor '80, P'10
Kat Taylor ‘80, P’10 wants universities to connect the dots. “I’ve spent a lot of time working in environmental, energy, and financial systems, and a significant foundation upon which a lot of work happens is primary research conducted at universities.” Read More
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May 11, 2010
Cooks in the Kitchen: Faculty and Students Craft New Gen Ed Course on Food
What is so American about American food? The question, posed by Joyce Chaplin, James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, lies at the center of a new course she created with the help of three graduate students for Harvard’s Program in General Education, otherwise known as Gen Ed. Read More
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May 4, 2010
Nitin Nohria Named Next Dean of Harvard Business School
Nitin Nohria, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, has been named the dean of Harvard Business School. Read More
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Apr 29, 2010
Language of Learning
With thousands of international students and hundreds of courses, Harvard’s linguistic breadth is unmatched nationally. Read More
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