Information about using Harvard Summer School courses to fulfill Gen Ed requirements is now available. Both on-campus and summer study abroad that receive Gen Ed credit are being offered in Summer 2020….
New Gen Ed enrollment process
There’s a new enrollment process for Gen Ed courses in Spring 2020. It’s as simple as Request, Rank, and Register. Please note that the deadline for ranking your preferred Gen Ed courses is 11:59pm on Wednesday, January 29….
Spring 2020 Start-of-Term Advising
Gen Ed will be holding start-of-term advising 1-4pm the first week of classes. The Gen Ed office is located on the Fourth Floor of the Smith Campus Center….
Spring Events for Gen Ed Teaching Fellows
Gen Ed Head TF OrientationTuesday, January 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m.Location: Isaacson Conference Room, Smith Campus Center 2nd FloorRSVP if you plan to attend. “Teaching in Gen Ed”Bok Center Winter Teaching Conference Friday, January 24, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.RSVP if you plan to attend….
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….
Gen Ed faculty describe the development of new courses
Gen Ed faculty Ann Blair, Robert Reid-Pharr, Tommie Shelby, Leah Whittington, and Robert Wood were featured in a Harvard Gazette article describing how they developed Gen Ed courses that examine enduring questions and bridge theory and practice….
New Gen Ed program in Harvard Magazine
The new Gen Ed program is featured in a Harvard Magazine article that emphasizes Gen Ed courses’ distinctive pedagogy and content. Highlighted courses are drawn from all four Gen Ed categories and include Loss, Making Change When Change is Hard, The Science of Happiness, Tech Ethics, and Texts in Transition….
Drop-in Advising Hours
Have questions about Gen Ed? Come to our start-of-term advising hours, 12-4pm during the first week of classes. The Gen Ed office is located on the fourth floor of the Smith Campus Center….
Gen Ed faculty on Dean Khurana’s Instagram
The instructors for four Fall 2019 Gen Ed courses took over Dean Khurana’s Instagram to introduce their classes. We are Leah Whittington on the left (from the English department) and Ann Blair on the right (from the History department), two profs who are very excited about our new GenEd course! We have a lot in common –…
Fall 2019 Events for Gen Ed Teaching Fellows
Gen Ed Head TF OrientationMonday, August 26, 2-4pmLamont Library Forum RoomRSVP if you plan to attend. “Teaching in Gen Ed”Bok Center Fall Teaching Conference Thursday, August 28, 9:45am-12:30pm RSVP if you plan to attend….