#  Christina Maranci Named Harvard College Professor 

 





May 08, 2025

 

 

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*From the Harvard Gazette*

Five faculty members have been awarded a Harvard College Professorship for excellence in undergraduate teaching, in fields ranging from high-dimensional geometry to comparative politics. Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced the recipients on May 6. They are Denis Auroux, Herchel Smith Professor of Mathematics, Christina Maranci, Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Michael Smith, John H. Finley Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Karen Thornber, Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature and Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and Yuhua Wang, Ford Foundation Professor of Modern Chinese Studies. The Harvard College Professorship was launched in 1997 with a gift from John and Frances Loeb. Professors hold the title for five years and receive support for a research fund, summer salary, or semester of paid leave.[ Read the full article here.](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/5-faculty-members-named-harvard-college-professors-2/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020250508%20(1)&spMailingID=35913621&spUserID=MTIwNzI3Mzk3NTY1S0&spJobID=2903234790&spReportId=MjkwMzIzNDc5MAS2)



 

 

 



 

 

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