In the final Faculty Meeting of the fall semester, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra oversaw a full agenda of business in various stages of discussion and review. FAS Chief Campus Curator Brenda Tindal, who also serves as Hoekstra’s senior advisor on Academic Community Engagement, gave an update about…Continue Reading FAS Faculty Meeting Recap
Why I changed my mind
Harvard students describe a time they saw the world in a new light Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Why I changed my mind
Dean of Social Science Spring Leave
Dear colleagues, I write to share that Lawrence Bobo, Dean of Social Science and the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, will be taking a personal leave for the spring 2025 term. I look forward to welcoming him back as dean for the fall 2025 term. We are very fortunate that…Continue Reading Dean of Social Science Spring Leave
Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
Supreme Court justice revisits Michael Sandel’s class, which left her with lessons that lasted long beyond her time in it as first-year Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
FAS Faculty Meeting recap
Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra presided over a robust agenda at Tuesday’s Faculty Meeting. In opening remarks, Hoekstra addressed last month’s library protests, acknowledging the “broad set of perspectives” and that “reasonable people can disagree on where to draw the line” surrounding time, place, and manner guidelines for…Continue Reading FAS Faculty Meeting recap
Remarks at FAS Faculty Meeting
In recent days, I’ve heard a wide-range of views from colleagues about the protests in libraries across campus, and I want to take a moment in my dean’s business today to provide some clarity – about our rules and their purpose, about what happened, and about my responsibilities. Let me start by talking about the…Continue Reading Remarks at FAS Faculty Meeting
Bot’s literary analysis wasn’t ‘brilliantly original’ — is that beside the point?
Writers Claire Messud, Laura Kipnis debate AI’s merits as a reading companion Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Bot’s literary analysis wasn’t ‘brilliantly original’ — is that beside the point?
FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
Gift from business leader Alfred Lin ’94 and artist Rebecca Lin ’94, part of record 30th reunion giving, builds on critical new efforts on dialogue and generative AI Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
A blueprint for better conversations
After months of listening and learning, open inquiry co-chairs detail working group’s recommendations. Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading A blueprint for better conversations
Why are you so offended
It’s about status, not hurt feelings, philosopher argues Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Why are you so offended