Dear colleagues, Over the past several days, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), like other Schools at Harvard, has received a wave of termination notices for federally sponsored research grants from multiple agencies, including NIH, NSF, DoD, and DoE. In the coming days, Principal Investigators (PIs) with grants subject to termination notices will be…Continue Reading FAS Research Continuity Support
Leading Learners through Loaded Conversations
With support from Harvard’s Bok Center, graduate student teachers make classrooms a place for open inquiry, constructive dialogue. Read more from the GSAS news….Continue Reading Leading Learners through Loaded Conversations
Danoff Dean of Harvard College
Dear Members of the FAS Community, It is with excitement and profound gratitude that I write to announce that David Deming, Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, professor of Education and Economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Faculty Dean of Kirkland House, will serve as the next Danoff…Continue Reading Danoff Dean of Harvard College
Faculty Meeting (May 6, 2025)
The final Faculty meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year opened with a celebration of outstanding teaching and advising, as 39 faculty were honored for their exceptional contributions in these areas. Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra then reflected on the sobering moment in which the University finds itself and…Continue Reading Faculty Meeting (May 6, 2025)
Update on Presidential Task Forces
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