The Number of Freshman Seminars Has More Than Quadrupled

Freshman Seminar, Evolution on the Wing: The Butterflies and Moths, taught by Lecturer on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Michael R. Canfield. The seminar explored evolutionary biology using examples from 180,000 species of butterflies and moths. Canfield shows the proper technique for pinning moths.

• Freshman Seminars have increased in number from 30 to nearly 130
• Open to freshman only, the seminars have 15 or fewer students
• Conducted in a variety of settings, including foreign countries and professors’ homes, the seminars foster close relationships with faculty early in students’ academic careers.

Learn more about Freshman Seminars at http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/about/learning/freshman_year.html