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53 results for "Messages from the Dean"

53 results for "Messages from the Dean"

A Message from Dean Hoekstra

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Dear FAS faculty, staff, and researchers, As Interim President Garber noted in his message earlier today, the last few months have been an extraordinarily painful and disorienting time for our community. The resignation of President Gay last week was a...

A Message from Dean Hoekstra

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Dear members of the FAS community, As President Garber announced earlier today, the encampment of Harvard Yard has ended – peacefully, and without police action. Watching circumstances play out on other campuses, we know this outcome was anything but...

Financial Stewardship Update

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Dear colleagues, By now you have seen the message from University leadership about the deep and compounding financial pressures we are facing. These challenges are significant, and they will require careful, sustained work across the institution in the...

Winter Weather Update: February 23, 2026

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Dear colleagues, Following the earlier message from the University and in light of the Governor’s declaration of a state of emergency due to extreme weather conditions, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will move to fully remote operations tomorrow...

Preparing for the semester ahead

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Dear Faculty, Researcher, and Staff Colleagues, As we prepare for the start of the spring semester, I want to share progress on a number of fronts, and express my sincere gratitude to all those lending their expertise and insights to help us move forward...

Interim Chief Financial Officer

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Dear colleagues, Following my recent message, I am writing to share that Allen Aloise, Dean for Administration and Finance for Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences had generously agreed to serve as Interim Chief Financial...

Winter Weather Update: Monday, January 26, 2026

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Dear FAS students, faculty, staff, and researchers, Following the earlier message from the University, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) will remain open tomorrow, Monday January 26, with all Harvard College and Harvard Griffin Graduate School of...

Remarks at FAS Faculty Meeting

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In recent days, I’ve heard a wide-range of views from colleagues about the protests in libraries across campus, and I want to take a moment in my dean’s business today to provide some clarity – about our rules and their purpose, about what happened, and...

Dean’s Distinction

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Dear FAS Faculty and Staff, The importance of the excellent work of our staff members is never more clear than in moments of challenge. They are an essential part of our institutional community and partners in advancing our academic mission. I have full...

FAS Faculty Meeting (Nov. 4, 2025)

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Edgerley Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Hopi Hoekstra devoted this month’s Faculty Meeting to the current state of the FAS’ finances. Hoekstra set the tone early, noting that tackling the “persistent structural gap,” could no longer be...