Faculty & Research
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship.
by Jonathan Shaw
Explaining the Armenian Genocide
On the centenary, historian Ronald G. Suny discusses the causes of the twentieth century’s first genocide.
by Stephanie Garlock
Open Book: Rough Road for Capitalism
A critique of the neoliberal economy
Lighting Up Mount Auburn Street
Another art museum opens—this one, a gallery for African and African-American Art.
by Sophia Nguyen
Harvard Portrait: Peter Suber
The open-access proponent works to increase the flow of scholarly information.
Sustainability Steps
As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.
The Campaign Computes
Funding medical research and education, Steve Ballmer boosts computer-science expansion, and arts and teacher-training initiatives
Taking Attendance
An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.
Company Size Matters
Small companies innovate better, but in the energy field, large firms may lead.
by Erin O'Donnell
Thinking Conceptually
Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old
by Sophia Nguyen
The “Wild West” of Academic Publishing
The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication
by Craig Lambert