Office of the Secretary of the FAS

Core Program

Michael D. Smith (chair), David Pilbeam (ex officio), Jeffry Frieden, Thomas F. Kelly, John E. Malmstad, Thomas Scanlon, Jr., Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (on leave spring term), and George M. Whitesides.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Foreign Cultures—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which aims to expand the Harvard College student's understanding and perspective on cultures significantly different than that of the United States or the Anglophone cultures of the British Isles. Courses administered by this committee may focus on the religious, ethical, social, economic, political, intellectual, or aesthetic idiosyncrasies of the world's various cultures and civilizations.

John E. Malmstad (chair), Peter Burgard, Diana L. Eck, Stanley Hoffmann, Orlando Patterson, Eric Rentschler, Mary M. Steedly, Hue-Tam Ho Tai (on leave spring term), and Martin K. Whyte.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Historical Study—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which aims to develop the Harvard College student's comprehension of history as a form of inquiry and understanding via two distinctive focuses: the background and development of major issues of the contemporary world as seen through historical study, or concentrated study of documented details of some particular event or group of events which have had a transformative effect on human affairs. Courses are likely to involve interdisciplinary study, yet will essentially be historical in nature, concentrating on sequential development and context.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (chair - on leave spring term ), David Blackbourn, Carter J. Eckert, Angeliki E. Laiou, and Edward Roger Owen.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Literature and the Arts—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which administers three required half-credit courses, one each in Literature, Visual Arts or Music, and the Context of Culture. These courses aim to foster a critical understanding of artistic expression.

Thomas F. Kelly (chair), Ingrid Monson, James Simpson (on leave spring term), John Stauffer (on leave fall term), William Mills Todd, III, and Ruth Roskies Wisse.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Quantitative Reasoning—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which administers courses designed to introduce students to mathematical and quantitative modes of thought.

Jeffry Frieden (chair), William H. Bossert, Michael P. Brenner (on leave spring term), John Y. Campbell, Alyssa A. Goodman, Benedict Gross, Lisa L. Martin, (on leave spring term), and Carl N. Morris.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Science—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which administers courses designed to convey to students a general understanding of science as a way of looking at man and the world, as well as to increase scientific literacy and an ability to approach scientific material intelligently. Courses are offered with two distinct focusses: either the predictive and deductive analysis of natural phenomena through quantitative treatment of their simple elements, or the analysis of more complex systems which cannot be predicted or deduced via natural behavior alone, including courses which delve into the historical, descriptive, or evolutionary aspects of the natural world.

George M. Whitesides (chair), Gary J. Feldman, David A. Haig, Farish A. Jenkins, Jr., Robert P. Kirshner, and Maryellen Ruvolo.

Core Program—Subcommittee on Social Analysis and Moral Reasoning—...is a constituent of the Standing Committee on the Core Program which administers courses on two different aspects of societal development and the human experience. Courses on Social Analysis are designed to familiarize students with the social sciences and important problems involving the behavior of people and their institutions. Courses on Moral Reasoning are concerned with significant and recurrent questions of choice and value, and how those questions lead to making reasoned moral or political choices.

Thomas M. Scanlon, Jr. (chair), Jennifer L. Hochschild, Jill M. Hooley, Michael Sandel, and Theda Skocpol.

Dramatics—...is primarily responsible for the establishment of policy for the Loeb Drama Center and the continuing responsibility for that policy in operation; the academic members of the committee have the additional responsibilities of recommending non-stipendiary lecturers in dramatic arts, and approval of credit courses in dramatic arts.

Robert Scanlan (chair), Elizabeth Bergmann, Deborah Foster, Marjorie Garber (on leave spring term) , Jorie Graham, Gordon M. Lester (ex officio), Elizabeth Dyrud Lyman, Christie McDonald, John C. Megan (ex officio), Robert Orchard (ex officio), Peter Sacks, Elaine Scarry (on leave spring term), Diana Sorensen (ex officio), Marcus Stern (ex officio), and Scott Zigler.

Freshman Seminars—...is empowered to oversee the Freshman Seminar and House Seminar programs, and sponsor, under guidelines which the Committee develops, courses in General Education that, owing to their inter-disciplinary nature or to other circumstances, are not appropriately offered within the regular departments of instruction.

Georgene Herschbach (chair, ex officio), Julie Buckler, Lawrence Buell, Joyce Chaplin, Peter T. Ellison, Jerry Green, Virginie Greene (on leave 2007-2008), J. Woodland Hastings (on leave spring term), J. W. Hutchinson, and Sandra Naddaff (ex officio).

General Education—...aims to achieve four goals that link the undergraduate experience to the lives students will lead after Harvard: to prepare students for civic engagement; to teach students to understand themselves as products of, and participants in, traditions of art, ideas, and values; to enable students to respond critically and constructively to change; and to develop students' understanding of the ethical dimensions of what they say and do.

Jay M. Harris (chair), Ali S. A. Asani, Julie A. Buckler, Jerry R. Green, Edward J. Hall, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Jennifer Hochschild, Andrew H. Knoll, Andrew W. Murray, and Howard Stone.

Life Sciences Education—...oversees issues relating to the life sciences curriculum, the running of the concentrations, student advising, and the creation of research opportunities for undergraduates. The primary responsibility for each concentration continues to rest with the relevant department and/or degree committee from within the Life Sciences Division: the Biological Anthropology wing of Anthropology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Psychology.

Douglas A. Melton (chair), Ann Georgi (ex officio), Georgene Herschbach (ex officio), Robert Lue (ex officio), Lee Ann Michelson (ex officio), Mazharin Banaji (on leave 2007-2008), John E. Dowling, Rachelle Gaudet, David A. Haig, Eric N. Jacobsen (on leave 2007-2008), Daniel Kahne, Daniel E. Lieberman, Richard M. Losick, Ken Nakayama, Erin O'Shea, and David Pilbeam.

Medieval Studies—...is designed to promote and coordinate work in the enlarging area of medieval studies, to publicize this work within and outside the University, and to sponsor occasional events and activities of interest to medievalists. More specifically, the committee develops undergraduate interdisciplinary courses in medieval studies, gives advice and support for both undergraduate and advanced degree programs, arranges conferences and seminars, and coordinates activities with the Dumbarton Oaks research library in Washington D.C. and the Villa I Tatti in Florence, Italy.

Nicholas Watson (chair), Charles Jr. Donahue, John Duffy (on leave fall term), Michael S. Flier (on leave 2007-2008), Luis M. Girón Negrón (on leave spring term), Virginie Greene (on leave 2007-2008), Jeffrey F. Hamburger (on leave 2007-2008), Michael Hemment, Babar Johnson, Ioli Kalavrezou, Thomas F. Kelly, Beverly M. Kienzle, Angeliki E. Laiou, Kevin Madigan, Michael McCormick, Catherine McKenna, Steven Mitchell, John E. Murdoch (on leave spring term), Tomás Ó Cathasaigh (on leave fall term), Katharine Park (on leave fall term), Panagiotis Roilos, Bernard Septimus, William James Simpson (on leave spring term), Daniel Smail (on leave 2007-2008), Christine Smith (on leave fall term), William P. Stoneman, Hugo van der Velden (on leave fall term), and Jan M. Ziolkowski.

Mind, Brain, and Behavior—...is an interdisciplinary group of scholars appointed to coordinate the teaching of neuroscience and related fields among Harvard's departments by administering wide and varied course offerings, encouraging interdisciplinary interaction, and assisting students who wish to learn about opportunities for further study in fields allied with neuroscience.

John E. Dowling (co-chair), Richard W. Wrangham (co-chair), Cedric Boeckx, Richard T. Born, Randy Buckner, Verne Caviness, Jr., Gennaro Chierchia, Peter T. Ellison, Florian Engert, Joshua Fineberg, Kurt Fischer, Albert M. Galaburda, Howard Gardner, Peter Godfrey-Smith (on leave fall term), Joshua D. Greene, Anne Harrington, Marc D. Hauser, Sean Kelly (on leave 2007-2008), Cheryl Knott, Edward A. Kravitz, David I. Laibson, Jeff Lichtman, Margaret Livingstone, Richard J. McNally, Jason Mitchell, Bence Olvecsky, Avrom J. Pfeffer, Naomi E. Pierce, Steven Pinker, Joshua Sanes, Susanna Siegel, Elizabeth S. Spelke, Robert A. Stickgold, and Mark J. Tramo.

Ukrainian Studies—...is designed to facilitate the systematic study of Ukrainian subjects and coordinate work in these fields undertaken in the various departments of the University. It offers courses which allow the University's graduate students to fulfill the degree requirements of their respective departments (History, Slavic, Comparative Literature, Linguistics) while becoming specialists in an area of Ukrainian studies.

Michael S. Flier (chair - on leave 2007-2008), Patricia Rowe Chaput, Timothy J. Colton, Grzegorz Ekiert, George G. Grabowicz (on leave spring term), and Terry Martin (on leave 2007-2008).

Writing and Speaking—... (formerly the Core Program Subcommittee on Expository Writing) was created by Faculty vote in May 2006.

James Engell (chair - on leave fall term), David R. McCann (acting chair, on leave spring term), Courtney Bickel-Lamberth, John Y. Campbell, Jay Harris, Georgene Herschbach (ex officio), Jill Hooley, Thomas Jehn (ex officio), Lisa L. Martin (on leave spring term), Sandra Naddaff, Margo Seltzer, and James D. Wilkinson (ex officio).

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