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
FAS Faculty Meeting Recap
In the final Faculty Meeting of the fall semester, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra oversaw a full agenda of business in various stages of discussion and review. FAS Chief Campus Curator Brenda Tindal, who also serves as Hoekstra’s senior advisor on Academic Community Engagement, gave an update about…Continue Reading FAS Faculty Meeting Recap
Why I changed my mind
Harvard students describe a time they saw the world in a new light Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Why I changed my mind
Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
Supreme Court justice revisits Michael Sandel’s class, which left her with lessons that lasted long beyond her time in it as first-year Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!