Gen Ed’s weekly office hours for Fall 2020 take place on Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Our Fall 2020 advising takes place on Zoom. …
“One Harvard, One Online Classroom” Gen Ed courses
Two Fall 2020 Gen Ed courses are open to all Harvard University students as “One Harvard, One Online Classroom” offerings. Michael Sandel is teaching Gen Ed 1171: Justice: Ethics in an Age of Pandemic and Racial Reckoning. Gen Ed 1094: Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy is taught by Daniel Schrag. …
Students Invited to Join the Gen Ed Committee
The Standing Committee on General Education values student input and is looking to invite three undergraduates to join this year. Responsible for the intellectual and pedagogical oversight of the Program in General Education, the Committee ordinarily meets twice a month on Wednesday mornings during term time. Interested and available students should apply online by September 1st….
Gen Ed faculty create virtual community
Gen Ed faculty were featured in a Harvard Gazette article on how professors are adapting their courses to create virtual community. Daniel Carpenter, teaching Gen Ed 1032. Res Publica: A History of Representative Government, will be hosting “Hangouts in the Republic” where students will meet informally to discuss course materials and themes. In Gen Ed 1051. Reclaiming Argument: Logic as…
Gen Ed in Fall 2020
In light of the FAS announcement about Fall 2020, the Gen Ed office will be offering daily drop-in office hours for students through the rest of the summer. For more information, see Fall 2020….
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….
Virtual open studio for Gen Ed 1114: Painting’s Doubt
The students in Gen Ed 1114: Painting’s Doubt hosted a virtual open studio showcasing the art they created this semester, much of it done after leaving campus in mid-March….
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…