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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

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

Opening conversation on more, better discourse

PEN Student Summit. The event launched Thursday night with Rakesh Khurana, Danoff Dean of Harvard College, moderating a panel discussion that included Suzanne Nossel ’91, J.D. ’96, chief executive at PEN America; Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School; and John W. Boyer, senior adviser to the president and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago.

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

‘Harvard Dialogues’ taps power of respectful debate

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A week of programming anchors an initiative that will help students, faculty, and others engage in candid conversations on tough topics As part of a commitment to open discourse on campus and off, Harvard will hold a series of events designed to model productive dialogue. “Harvard Dialogues,” which launched Thursday, is part of a broader initiative to…Continue Reading ‘Harvard Dialogues’ taps power of respectful debate

Dean’s Distinction

Dear FAS Faculty and Staff, The importance of the excellent work of our staff members is never more clear than in moments of challenge. They are an essential part of our institutional community and partners in advancing our academic mission. I have full faith in the resilience, dedication, and collaborative spirit that defines our FAS…Continue Reading Dean’s Distinction