Portrait honors Harvard’s first Black lacrosse player, whose 1941 benching in the South sparked outcry Read more on the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Tested most by game he didn’t play
A Message from Dean Hoekstra
Dear members of the FAS community, As President Garber announced earlier today, the encampment of Harvard Yard has ended – peacefully, and without police action. Watching circumstances play out on other campuses, we know this outcome was anything but assured and I am profoundly grateful to the many who helped make it possible. Over the last…Continue Reading A Message from Dean Hoekstra
Please Join Us for the 2024 Dean’s Distinction Community Celebration
I am delighted to invite you to the 2024 Dean’s Distinction FAS Community Celebration. …Continue Reading Please Join Us for the 2024 Dean’s Distinction Community Celebration
New Divisional Dean of Science
Dear FAS community, I am truly delighted to announce that Jeff Lichtman, Jeremy R. Knowles Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Santiago Ramón y Cajal Professor of Arts and Sciences, will serve as the next Divisional Dean of Science. His tenure in this role will begin on July 1, 2024. Throughout his career, Jeff has sought…Continue Reading New Divisional Dean of Science
New Dean of Arts and Humanities
Dear FAS community, It is with true excitement that I write to announce the appointment of Sean D. Kelly, the Teresa G. and Ferdinand F. Martignetti Professor of Philosophy, as the next Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities. His tenure in this role will begin on July 1. Sean’s work focuses on various…Continue Reading New Dean of Arts and Humanities
Return to Required Testing
Colleges and universities across the country paused the requirement of standardized test scores at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when students no longer had reliable access to testing sites. As testing again became available, Harvard continued to use standardized test scores as an optional part of the admissions application, with the guidance that this practice was expected to continue through the admissions cycle for the Class of 2030….Continue Reading Return to Required Testing
Congratulations to our 2024 Dean’s Distinction Recipients
I am pleased to announce our 2024 Dean’s Distinction recipients….Continue Reading Congratulations to our 2024 Dean’s Distinction Recipients
Update on FAS Initiatives
Dear FAS community members, With our spring semester now well underway, I write to share two announcements of new efforts spanning the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Classroom Social Compact Committee Harvard’s teaching and learning environments are most effective when students speak, listen, and ask questions of each other with curiosity and respect, as highlighted by the…Continue Reading Update on FAS Initiatives
Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?
Michael Sandel pokes, prods with provocative questions in Harvard Dialogues event Forget Botox. Artificial intelligence took 40 years off Harrison Ford, now 81, for the 2023 release “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” Read more in the Harvard Gazette….Continue Reading Will tech change what it means to be human? And does it matter?
Opening conversation on more, better discourse
Summit, hosted by College, PEN America, gathers speakers, workshops as part of Harvard Dialogues initiative The growing need for more and better discourse on difficult topics at Harvard as well as at college campuses across the nation prompted a two-day gathering last week co-hosted by the College and PEN America. Read more about the Summit…Continue Reading Opening conversation on more, better discourse