All three recipients of this year’s Phi Beta Kappa Alpha-Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching, nominated by undergraduate members of the Chapter, teach in the Harvard College Program in General Education….
Long-time Gen Ed committee member Rob Lue passes away
Rob Lue, Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, passed away on November 11, 2020. A passionate advocate for undergraduate education, Lue served on the Gen Ed committee for almost a decade. An overview of his impact on science education at Harvard and beyond can be read in the Harvard Gazette‘s tribue to Lue….
Gen Ed faculty contribute to book on Zealy daguerreotypes
Sarah Lewis and John Stauffer contributed to an edited collection, To Make Their Own Way in the World: The Enduring Legacy of the Zealy Daguerreotypes, on the daguerrotypes of enslaved people held at Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. The Harvard Gazette interviewed Lewis on the power of these images and the challenges of teaching them in her courses. The Harvard Book Store…
Ali Asani discusses importance of diversity
As part of the Harvard Gazette‘s Focal Point series, Gen Ed faculty member Ali Asani urged students to engage with and learn from students different from themselves. In spring 2021, Asani will be teaching Gen Ed 1134. Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies….
One-day course on “How to see in a racial crisis”
Sarah Lewis took over Selena Gomez’s Instagram to offer a one-day course on “How to see in a racial crisis.”…
Gen Ed faculty named Radcliffe fellows
Two Gen Ed faculty members will be part of the 2020-21 fellowship class at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study. Robert Reid-Pharr will continue his work on a biography of James Baldwin. Christina Davis’s project explores how membership in international organizations transforms international cooperation….
Gen Ed faculty receive awards
Gen Ed faculty have received a host of awards:…
Gen Ed faculty discuss the impact of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic touches us all, Gen Ed faculty bring their expertise and distinctive perspectives to the challenges we face: Classes Many fall 2020 Gen Ed courses explore COVID-19 and other pandemics: In spring 2020, COVID-19 became a focus of Daniel Lieberman’s Gen Ed 1027: Human Evolution and Human Health. As she has in the past with other…
Gen Ed faculty model shift to remote learning
As Harvard shifts to remote learning, Gen Ed faculty are working diligently and thinking creatively to provide continuity for students now spread across the world. Matt Saunders has transformed Gen Ed 1114: Painting’s Doubt to a remote class by shipping art supplies to students and using breakout Zoom sessions to mimic the collaborative environment of the studio. Harvard Magazine featured William C. Kirby…
Gen Ed faculty member wins Roslyn Abramson Award
Gen Ed faculty member Durba Mitra was named one of the two winners of the Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in teaching undergraduate students. Mitra is teaching GENED 1036: Global Feminisms in Fall 2019….