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