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New Dean of Science

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Dear members of the FAS and SEAS communities, It is with great enthusiasm that I write to announce that David Johnston, Betty Wold Johnson Foundation Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, will serve as the next Dean of Science for the Faculty of Arts...

Research Continuity: Update and Next Phase of Committee Work

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Dear colleagues, I write to share an update on research support across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and to outline the next phase of work as we look beyond this academic year. With many federal awards now reinstated and some reimbursements...

Dean Rakesh Khurana to step down

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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...

Share Your Ideas: Task Force on Workforce Planning

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Dear colleagues, On behalf of the FAS Task Force on Workforce Planning, I am writing to share an update on our efforts to reimagine the FAS administrative structure to better support our teaching and research mission while also strengthening the FAS’s...

New Associate Vice President and Dean for FAS Development

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Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Michael Faber will join Harvard as the next Associate Vice President and Dean for FAS Development, effective August 25, 2025. Michael brings to this role more than 25 years of experience in fundraising and...

David Deming named Harvard College dean

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Dear Members of the FAS Community, It is with excitement and profound gratitude that I write to announce that David Deming, Isabelle and Scott Black Professor of Political Economy at the Harvard Kennedy School, professor of Education and Economics at the...

Appointment of Warren Petrofsky as Dean of Administration and Finance

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Warren Petrofsky has been appointed Dean of Administration and Finance of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective April 20. Warren joins us from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, where he...

FAS Workforce Planning: An Update on Notifications

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Dear colleagues, We are now entering the next phase of our administrative transition . Tomorrow, Harvard College staff will learn how their roles fit within the new model. By the end of this week, every College staff member whose role is affected by the...

FAS Workforce Planning: Final Notifications This Week

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Dear colleagues, Over the past several weeks, colleagues across the FAS have learned how their roles are positioned in our new administrative services model. Tomorrow and Thursday mark the final days of these notifications for the FAS, with staff in the...

ANNOUNCEMENT: New Leader

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Dear colleagues, It is with sincere excitement that we write to announce that Michael McNally will join Harvard as the next Associate Vice President and Dean for FAS Development, effective October 23, 2023. Bringing together a global sensibility and deep...

FAS Dean for Administration and Finance

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Dear Colleagues, I write to share the news that Scott Jordan, Dean for Administration and Finance in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), will be leaving Harvard on July 18 to become the next Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at...

FAS Non-Discriminiation, Anti-Bullying and Other Conduct Policies

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Dear FAS Community, I am writing to share an update on FAS conduct policies, in light of the University’s new policies on non-discrimination and anti-bullying, which went into effect on September 1, 2023. The FAS has fully adopted the University’s...