Students in Gen Ed 1131: Loss, taught by Kathleen Coleman, have curated a collection of material to help provide comfort in times of loss. Resources include music, poetry, art, and film and explore themes of bereavement; loss of home; exile; amputation; various forms of “ambiguous loss”; and anticipated loss….
Book-Works from Harvard College
Students in the Spring 2023 Gen Ed 1090: What is a Book? From the Clay Tablet to the Kindle display their final creative projects on Monday, October 30 from 4-6pm on the 3rd floor of Lamont Library. Stop by the exhibit opening or check it out over the next few months. Projects on display can be seen below, courtesy…
Exploring the water cycle at the Harvard Art Museums
Students in GENED 1158: Water and the Environment, taught by Kaighin McColl, explore visual and historical representations of the water cycle through visits to the Harvard Art Museums. Drawing connections across disciplinary boundaries, the course combines scientific concepts and methods with analysis of the impact of water on human societies. Learn more about McColl’s collaboration with the Harvard Art…
Gen Ed 1033 students publish book on negotiation and conflict resolution
Students in Gen Ed 1033: Conflict Resolution in a Divided World, taught by Daniel Shapiro, have published Understanding Others through Negotiation: A Guide for Students by Students, a practical guide to classroom activities that help students develop healthy and effective negotiation techniques. The book can be downloaded for free. …
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….
Virtual museum of Black radicalism created by Gen Ed students
Students in Robert Reid-Pharr’s Gen Ed 1016: Black Radicalism created a virtual museum that curates materials drawn from Harvard archives to examine the history currents of Black radical thought and action. Topics include Black student protest at Harvard, Black female radicalism, the filmmaker James E. Hinton, and the Black Panther Party….