New Q&A series exploring how FAS faculty, staff, and researchers are using generative AI tools in their work. Name: Sabrina Azinheira Role: Faculty Coordinator, SEAS What are some ways you have used GAI to help you at work? I work with three different labs handling both logistical and administrative tasks while supporting professors with various projects….Continue Reading Putting GAI to Work: Q&A with Sabrina Azinheira
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
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)
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 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
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
Spreading gospel — and strategies — of productive disagreement

Eric Beerbohm looks back on successes, challenges of first year of new Civil Discourse initiative. Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Spreading gospel — and strategies — of productive disagreement