Thank you for visiting the new FAS IT resources website. This is a beta version of the website and we value your feedback. If you have comments or suggestions, please fill out this short survey.
Exuberant response — including at least one ‘Yessss!!!!’ — after Harvard names Claudine Gay 30th president Read more on the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading On campus and beyond, rise of ‘natural leader’ cause for celebration
Claudine Gay details her own past at Harvard, plans for future after being named 30th president. Read more on the Harvard Gazette…Continue Reading ‘I love this place’
Claudine Gay, a widely admired higher education leader and distinguished scholar of democracy and political participation, will become the 30th president of Harvard University on July 1….Continue Reading Harvard names Claudine Gay 30th president
I’m writing to share the bittersweet news that Frank Doyle will step down as dean of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at the end of the academic year (June 30, 2022) to assume the provost role at Brown University. …Continue Reading Dean Frank Doyle
Earlier today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments from Harvard and the University of North Carolina defending the consideration of race as one factor among many in college and university admissions….Continue Reading Today’s Supreme Court Argument
I am pleased to share with you the report of the FAS Faculty WorkloadCommittee (FWC), which conducted its work in AY 2021-2022 as part of the FAS Strategic Planning Process. I charged FWC with evaluating faculty workload expectations and distribution across the FAS and making recommendations to ensure greater transparency, equity, and recognition for contributions in service, teaching, advising, and mentoring. I encourage you to read the report, which contains many important insights….Continue Reading FAS Faculty Workload Committee Report
I am pleased to share with you the report of the FAS Faculty Workload Committee (FWC), which conducted its work in AY 2021-2022 as part of the FAS Strategic Planning Process. I charged FWC with evaluating faculty workload expectations and distribution across the FAS and making recommendations to ensure greater transparency, equity, and recognition for contributions in service, teaching, advising, and mentoring. I encourage you to read the report, which contains many important insights….Continue Reading FAS Faculty Workload Committee
Welcome back! Whether the summer took you to explore bustling new cities or the solitude of remote shorelines, or perhaps just across the Yard for ice cream, I hope that you too are starting the fall semester filled with that special blend of optimism and energy that belongs to new beginnings….Continue Reading The Year Ahead
Earlier today, President Bacow shared the report of the Committee on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery. The result of nearly three years of painstaking and uncompromising research, it brings to light Harvard’s historic ties—direct, financial, and intellectual—to slavery, extending long after slavery’s end in Massachusetts in 1783. …Continue Reading Reflections on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Report
Last week, the University shared new draft policies on discrimination and bullying, formulated by the University Discrimination and Bullying Policy Steering Committee and Working Groups. A comment period for the Harvard community is now underway. As part of this process, the FAS will host feedback sessions in the summer and fall so that community members have an opportunity to provide input to the University. If you are unable to attend one of these forums, I encourage you to share comments with the Provost’s Office by writing to communitymisconductpolicies@harvard.edu….Continue Reading Report of the FAS Committee to Review Conduct Policies and Procedures
