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Faculty Meetings 2026–2027

 

        Fall                              Spring

     October 6                    February 2*

     November 3*              March 2

     December 1                April 6

                                           May 4

                                           May 24**

 

*includes in camera degree proceedings
**in camera degree meeting only (begins at 4:30 p.m.) 

For a printable PDF of the 2026–2027 schedule of the regular and degree meetings of the Faculty, click the link.

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Information About Faculty Meetings

All regular meetings of the Faculty are held on Tuesdays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Faculty Room of University Hall.  Tea is served starting at 2:30 p.m. The in camera degree meetings in November and February will directly follow the regular meetings those months.  The in camera degree meeting on Monday, May 24, will be held from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Faculty Room of University Hall.  If a meeting time or location is to be changed, notice will be given by the Secretary of the Faculty.

Rules and Guidelines

Per the Rules of Faculty Procedure, “No class meeting, tutorial conference, examination, or other academic activity under the control of this Faculty and involving the presence of a voting member of this Faculty, and no meeting of any committee of this Faculty or of any of its subdivisions, shall be scheduled from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m., or any part of that period, on any of the days designated for regular Faculty meetings.”  For the Rules of Faculty Procedure in full, click the link.

For the Free Speech Guidelines adopted by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 13 and May 15, 1990, click the link.

For Reflections on Free Speech (1984), an open letter to the Harvard community from President Derek Bok, click the link.

Meetings of the Faculty

For access to documents pertaining to the meetings of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, voting members of the Faculty may click the link and sign in with their HarvardKey.

Meetings of the Faculty for Emeriti and Guests

For access to documents pertaining to the meetings of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, emeriti and other regular guests of the Faculty meetings may click the link and sign in with their HarvardKey.

FAS Faculty Council

For access to information about the Faculty Council, members of the Harvard community may click the link and sign in with their HarvardKey.

FAS Standing Committees, FAS Ad Hoc Committees, and Other FAS Committees

For access to information about the standing committees, FAS ad hoc committees, and other committees of the FAS, click the link.

Additional Resources

Academic Calendar

The academic calendar is available on the website of the Office of the Registrar.

FAS Prize Office

Information about FAS prizes is available on the FAS Prize Office website.