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Putting GAI to Work: Q&A with Sabrina Azinheira

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

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

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

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