Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Hopi Hoekstra presided over a robust agenda at Tuesday’s Faculty Meeting. In opening remarks, Hoekstra addressed last month’s library protests, acknowledging the “broad set of perspectives” and that “reasonable people can disagree on where to draw the line” surrounding time, place, and manner guidelines for…Continue Reading FAS Faculty Meeting recap
FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
Gift from business leader Alfred Lin ’94 and artist Rebecca Lin ’94, part of record 30th reunion giving, builds on critical new efforts on dialogue and generative AI Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
A blueprint for better conversations
After months of listening and learning, open inquiry co-chairs detail working group’s recommendations. Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading A blueprint for better conversations
Why are you so offended
It’s about status, not hurt feelings, philosopher argues Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Why are you so offended
Unfolding the academic year
Students sample classes across campus, offering them a taste of what lies ahead Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Unfolding the academic year
New Harvard College Admissions Data
We have just welcomed to campus a new class of 1647 undergraduate students who, like in previous years, manifest excellence on many dimensions. …Continue Reading New Harvard College Admissions Data
College’s Commitment to Intellectual Vitality: Creating, Facilitating, and Embracing Beginnings
As we welcome the class of 2028, what do we know about handling difficult conversations and connecting with people with whom we might disagree? The College’s Intellectual Vitality initiatives guide us. Read more on the Harvard College News website….Continue Reading College’s Commitment to Intellectual Vitality: Creating, Facilitating, and Embracing Beginnings
Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.
Preliminary findings inspire other large Harvard classes to test approach this fall Read more in the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.
Welcome Back
Dear FAS Community, At heart, and by experience, I am a scientist. I have spent my life exploring the mysteries of our planet – from conducting sometimes dangerous physics experiments in my parent’s garage to, more recently, understanding the evolution of our genome. Curiosity has been my guide to discovery, whether in my lab on Divinity…Continue Reading Welcome Back
Dean Rakesh Khurana
Dear members of the FAS community, I write today to celebrate the exceptional leadership of Dean Rakesh Khurana, who will complete his tenure as the Danoff Dean of Harvard College at the end of this academic year. As the longest-serving Harvard College Dean in more than a century, Dean Khurana has had a profound impact on our…Continue Reading Dean Rakesh Khurana