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  • 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…

  • Gen Ed 1080 Fest

    Stop by Gen Ed 1080’s capstone event of the semester! Students will unveil their final projects, perform original music, and interact with one another around our collective love of all things music and engineering. The event takes place on Wednesday, December 11 from 9:00-12:00 in the Lower Level 2 atrium space of the SEC….

  • 2025 Gen Ed student prize submissions due March 24th

    The Program in General Education has established the General Education Prize to inspire Harvard College students to reflect on the transformational nature of their Gen Ed learning experiences. Up to five $500 prizes will be awarded annually. Submissions are due on Monday, March 24th. Learn more or apply….

  • The Harvard Gazette on Gen Ed 1200: Justice

    This fall marks the return of Gen Ed 1200: Justice: Ethical Reasoning in Polarized Times. Taught by Professor Michael Sandel, this popular course features guided student debate of some of society’s most contested issues, informed by study of classic theories on moral decision-making. Students describe how it has shaped their perspectives and stimulated respectful debate…