Two Gen Ed faculty were recently awarded Harvard College Professorships for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Gen Ed recipients Professor Christina Maranci and Professor Karen Thornber accompanied three other Harvard College Faculty in receiving the distinction. Professor Christina Maranci, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, teaches GENED 1185: The Power and Beauty of Being In-Between: The Story…
Winners of the 2025 General Education Prize
Congratulations to the following students for their exceptional reflections on the transformational nature of their Gen Ed learning experiences: See their prize-winning submissions or learn more about the General Education Prize. …
Gen Ed Course Preview Fest
All students are invited to stop by the inaugural Gen Ed Course Preview Fest on Friday, April 4 between 12:30-2:15 p.m., and explore the Fall 2025 Gen Ed course offerings before registering for courses. Hear a series of lightning talks…
Gen Ed 1032 Featured in the Gazette
Gen Ed 1032: What is a Republic? has struck a chord with students in the current political moment. In this Gazette piece, Professor Daniel Carpenter and his students reflect on how this course takes an interdisciplinary approach to inform our knowledge on republican governments over millennia and today. …
Into the Unknown Book Talk
Join us on Wednesday, March 26 at 6:15pm in Science Center Hall D for a Harvard Science Book Talk featuring Kelsey Johnson discussing her new book, Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the…