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Hum 10
Last discussed Nov 5, 2026
Harvard's demanding freshman humanities course, in which students read one hefty book per week and write regular essays, with digital devices banned.
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Why Are Harvard Students Lining Up for This “Brutal” Class?
Cal Newport · Nov 5, 2026
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Praised: Forces students to read hard books and write on their own without digital dev...
"Students read a hefty book a week and write regular essays. There is no pass/fail option. Digital devices are verboten and attendance is taken in every lecture. So Hum 10 feels like the type of course that the students described in that 2024 artic..."
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