Gen Ed faculty Ju Yon Kim and Robert Reid-Pharr are featured in Harvard College’s Mission of Discovery, introducing the wealth of experiences on offer at the College. Kim will be teaching Gen Ed 1135: Interracial Encounters in American Literature and Culture in Spring 2020. Reid-Pharr’s Gen Ed 1016: Black Radicalism will be offered in Fall 2019….
Amanda Claybaugh introduces new Gen Ed program
In an interview with the Harvard Gazette, Dean of Undergraduate Education Amanda Claybaugh introduced the new Gen Ed program that will launch in Fall 2019. Emphasizing how the new Gen Ed program connects to the world and stretches across disciplinary boundaries, Claybaugh describes Gen Ed as “the kind of courses faculty have always dreamed of teaching —…
Gen Ed faculty member wins prestigious teaching prize
Gen Ed faculty member Daniel Shapiro was awarded Harvard University’s Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The award is based on student response to Shapiro’s course on negotiation and conflict management, which will be offered as Gen Ed 1033: Conflict Resolution in a Divided World in Fall 2019. [ID1]Link…
Gen Ed faculty member wins prestigious teaching prize
Gen Ed faculty member Daniel Shapiro was awarded Harvard University’s Joseph R. Levenson Memorial Teaching Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The award is based on student response to Shapiro’s course on negotiation and conflict management, which will be offered as Gen Ed 1033: Conflict Resolution in a Divided World in Fall 2019….
Two Gen Ed Faculty Named Harvard College Professors
Congratulations to Gen Ed faculty Jie Li and Matthew Liebmann, who were recently named Harvard College Professors. The Harvard College Professorship is awarded to faculty in recognition of their outstanding commitment to undergraduate teaching. Both Li and Liebmann credited their Gen Ed courses for bringing together talented students of diverse perspectives to foster meaningful learning. Read the full…
Two Gen Ed faculty named Harvard College Professors
Two Gen Ed faculty members, Edward J. Hall and Suzannah Clark, have been named Harvard College Professors in recognition of their exceptional undergraduate teaching. Hall will teach Reclaiming Argument: Logic as a Force for Good (Gen Ed 1051) in Spring 2020. Clark will teach Music and Poetry (Gen Ed 1157) in Spring 2021….
Explore 2019-20 Gen Ed course offerings
As you begin thinking about your courses for next year, you can explore Gen Ed courses to be offered in Fall 2019 and Spring 2020….
Summer Courses for Gen Ed Credit
Some Harvard Summer Study Abroad courses can be used to fulfill Gen Ed requirements. Learn which courses count for which requirements….
Weekly Office Hours
The Program in General Education holds open office hours every Wednesday during the term from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. You can find us on the fourth floor of the Smith Campus Center….
New College Requirements Appear on Academic Advising Reports
Academic Advising Reports now display the new College requirements alongside the current Gen Ed requirements. Students in the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be able to check their progress towards the requirements they will graduate under. If you have questions about your Gen Ed requirements, please email gened_questions@fas.harvard.edu, stop by our start-of-term advising, or come to our regular office…