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  • Fall Gen Ed Advising Office Hours

    Do you have questions about the Gen Ed requirements or fall Gen Ed course selection? The Program in General Education will be offering drop-in advising hours for fall registration at the following times: August 7: 12:00-1:00 PM (Zoom) August 8: 2:00-3:00 PM (Zoom) August 11: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM (Zoom) August 12: 3:00-4:00 PM (Zoom) August 13:…

  • Professor Kathleen Coleman wins 2025 Faculty Prize

    James Loeb Professor of Classics Kathleen Coleman is this year’s recipient of the inaugural Faculty Prize for Excellence in General Education, a new award designed to recognize stellar pedagogical practices within the Program. Read more about Professor Coleman’s distinction in the Harvard Gazette….

  • Gen Ed Faculty awarded professorships for excellence in teaching

    Two Gen Ed faculty were recently awarded Harvard College Professorships for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Gen Ed recipients Professor Christina Maranci and Professor Karen Thornber accompanied three other Harvard College Faculty in receiving the distinction. Professor Christina Maranci, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, teaches GENED 1185: The Power and Beauty of Being In-Between: The Story…

  • Winners of the 2025 General Education Prize 

    Congratulations to the following students for their exceptional reflections on the transformational nature of their Gen Ed learning experiences:  See their prize-winning submissions or learn more about the General Education Prize. …

  • Gen Ed Course Preview Fest

    All students are invited to stop by the inaugural Gen Ed Course Preview Fest on Friday, April 4 between 12:30-2:15 p.m., and explore the Fall 2025 Gen Ed course offerings before registering for courses. Hear a series of lightning talks…

  • Gen Ed 1032 Featured in the Gazette

    Gen Ed 1032: What is a Republic? has struck a chord with students in the current political moment. In this Gazette piece, Professor Daniel Carpenter and his students reflect on how this course takes an interdisciplinary approach to inform our knowledge on republican governments over millennia and today.   …