Dear colleagues, Earlier today, President Garber shared the final reports from the Presidential Task Forces on Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias and Combating Anti-Muslim, Anti-Arab, and Anti-Palestinian Bias. I am deeply grateful for the hard work of faculty, staff, and student members on both task forces, including members of the FAS community. These are substantial documents, the result…Continue Reading Update on Presidential Task Forces
Facing the Challenges Ahead
Dear colleagues, Last week, President Garber described the steps Harvard is taking to defend our University against unprecedented demands by the federal government that seek to dictate what we can teach, whom we can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry we can pursue. As the President noted, these demands are unlawful and beyond…Continue Reading Facing the Challenges Ahead
Faculty Meeting Recap (April 1, 2025)
Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra convened the April Faculty Meeting one day after the federal government announced a review of more than $8 billion in University federal funding. “Much is at stake,” Hoekstra said to a packed Faculty Room in University Hall. She quoted President Garber’s Monday message…Continue Reading Faculty Meeting Recap (April 1, 2025)
Harvard professor uses AI to replicate himself for tutor experiment
Harvard professor Gregory Kestin is using AI to replicate himself as part of a tutoring experiment. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz visits the university to talk to Kestin about what he hopes to gain from the process. Watch the video on NBC…Continue Reading Harvard professor uses AI to replicate himself for tutor experiment
Harvard Financial Aid Expands To Reach More Middle-Income Families
Harvard University President Alan M. Garber and Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra announced today (March 17, 2025) that Harvard College will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less. This…Continue Reading Harvard Financial Aid Expands To Reach More Middle-Income Families
Navigating Uncertainty: Our Priorities
Dear Colleagues, As we navigate a period of uncertainty for higher education and for Harvard, in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences we continue our work to build financial capacity and resiliency. As many of you are aware, the FAS has long had a structural deficit; simply put, our expenses outpace our revenues. This combined…Continue Reading Navigating Uncertainty: Our Priorities
New era for the Bok Center
Director shares vision for innovative teaching and learning Read more in the Harvard Gazette….Continue Reading New era for the Bok Center
FAS Faculty Meeting Recap
Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra brought a full agenda to the March Faculty Meeting, one that began with remarks regarding the continued “uncomfortable uncertainty” related to recent federal orders and anticipated effects on funding. Hoekstra spoke about the University’s guidance to “build financial capacity.” “Even before recent events,…Continue Reading FAS Faculty Meeting Recap
Keeping cool when debate turns hot
Inaugural global Ethics Center conference features scholarship, presentations on fostering civil, productive dialogue. Read more in the Harvard Gazette….Continue Reading Keeping cool when debate turns hot
February Faculty Meeting Recap
At the first Faculty Meeting of the spring semester, Edgerley Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra oversaw substantive discussion of the FAS’ Classroom Social Compact Committee’s newly released report. Before taking up the topic, Hoekstra opened the meeting by acknowledging the questions many in the FAS community have about federal funding…Continue Reading February Faculty Meeting Recap