Tag: Faculty Council

On August 31 the Faculty Council welcomed new members, reviewed history and policies, elected subcommittees for 2016–2017, and discussed the work of the Council in the new academic year.

On April 13 the members of the Faculty Council discussed the rescission of degrees.

On March 9 the members of the Faculty Council met with Provost Garber to ask and answer questions as representatives of the faculty.

On Jan. 27 the members of the Faculty Council heard presentations on concussion management and on faculty research funds. They also voted to approve a joint program in jazz with the Berklee College of Music and discussed proposed legislation regarding the General Education Program.

On Nov. 18 the members of the Faculty Council approved the Harvard Summer School course list for 2016. They also heard a report on the legislated review of the Ph.D. program in Film and Visual Studies and a report on student diversity. Finally, they discussed proposed reforms to the General Education program.

On Oct. 28 the members of the Faculty Council heard an update on new systems and information security.

On Sept. 16 the Faculty Council nominated a Parliamentarian for the fall term of 2015 and a Parliamentarian for the spring term of 2016. They also heard a presentation on the General Education review.

On Sept. 2 the Faculty Council welcomed new members, reviewed history and policies, elected subcommittees for 2015-16, discussed the work of the council in the new academic year, and heard presentations on health benefits and advanced standing.

On April 15 the members of the council met with the president and asked and answered questions as representatives of the faculty.

On March 25 the members of the Faculty Council approved changes to the Handbook for Students for 2015-16. They also heard a review of human evolutionary biology and presentations from the Task Force on Sexual Harassment and from the University Benefits Committee. 



On Jan. 28, the Faculty Council met to change the status of the Standing Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights to an instructional program committee.

On Dec. 10 the members of the Faculty Council met in camera to discuss student disciplinary cases.

On Oct. 15, the Faculty Council heard a review of the human development and regenerative biology concentration, discussed a proposal to amend faculty legislation on dismissal and expulsion cases, heard an update on Allston planning, and discussed recent changes to health benefits.

On Sept. 3, the Faculty Council welcomed new members, reviewed history and policies, elected subcommittees for 2014-15, discussed the work of the council in the new academic year, and discussed proposed changes to course scheduling.

On Oct. 30 the members of the Faculty Council heard a report on the Study of Religion and updates on the Division of Continuing Education, Advances in Learning, and Title…

On Sept. 25 the Faculty Council nominated a Parliamentarian for the 2013-14 academic year and heard a presentation on post-retirement health benefits and tax-deferred accounts.  They also previewed the dean’s…