5 awarded Harvard College Professorships
With scholarly interests ranging from the evolution of mollusks to particle physics to the culture of ghettos, the five faculty members named Harvard College Professors this month may not appear to have much in common. But one trait they all share is a talent for making their respective subjects come alive in the classroom. Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Michael D. Smith named to the prestigious positions Amanda Claybaugh, Samuel Zemurray Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English; Melissa Franklin, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics; Gonzalo Giribet, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology; Marko Lončar, Tiantsai Lin Professor of Electrical Engineering; and Tommie Shelby, Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African and African American Studies and of Philosophy. “Our extraordinary faculty offer Harvard students an unparalleled environment for learning across the arts and sciences,” said Smith. “Their dedication, passion, and intellectual energy...