Members:

• Eric Beerbohm (Co-Chair), Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Government, Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, and Senior Adviser on Civil Discourse and Faculty Dean of Quincy House
• Karen Thornber (Co-Chair), Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
• Valerie Beilenson, Deputy Chief of Staff & Strategic Initiatives Manager, FAS Dean’s Office
• Mina Cikara, Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society
• Lakshmi Clark, Dean of Students, Harvard Griffin GSAS
• Amanda Claybaugh, Samuel Zemurray, Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English, Dean of Undergraduate Education
• Emily Greenwood, James M. Rothenberg Professor of Classics and of Comparative Literature (on leave spring term)
• Jonathan Hack, Director of Partnerships & Engagement, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
• Edward Hall, Norman E. Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy
• Jack Flanigan, Harvard College Class of 2027
• Lauren Kaminsky, Assistant Dean for Arts and Humanities Education
• Ari Kohn, Harvard College Class of 2026
• Jess Miner, Executive Director, Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics
• Kalpana Mohanty, G7
• Camila Nardozzi, Director, Intellectual Vitality Initiatives and Director, Office of International Education
• Rebecca Nesson, Executive Director, Bok Center for Teacher and Learning
• Karin Öberg, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences
• Matthew Sohm, Assistant Director, Civil Discourse and Classroom Culture in the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
• Brenda Tindal, Executive Director of the Office for Culture and Community
• Gisselle Velez-Ruiz, Associate Dean of Culture, Community, and Engagement, Harvard Griffin GSAS
• Hannah Waits, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
• Gya’ Williams, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Policy, FAS Office for Academic Culture and Community

Purpose:

The purpose of the Civil Discourse Advisory Group is to develop a unified vision of civil discourse across the FAS and to advise on strategic interventions to support these efforts. Through these coordinated actions, the Advisory Group aims to embed civil discourse within the campus culture, promoting a respectful and inclusive environment for meaningful dialogue across differences.

Members:

• Christopher Stubbs (Chair), Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy
• Amanda Claybaugh, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Samuel Zemurray Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English
• Klara Jelinkova, Vice President, University & FAS Chief Information Officer
• Gary King, Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor and Director of IQSS
• Mary Lewis, Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History
• Ivy Livingston, Senior Preceptor in the Classics
• Elizabeth Lunbeck, Professor of the History of Science in Residence
• Logan McCarty, Associate Dean for Science Undergraduate Education
• Brendan Meade, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• David Parkes, John A. Paulson Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and George F. Colony Professor of Computer Science
• Matthew Schwartz, Professor of Physics
• Karen Thornber, Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning
• Ashley Villar, Assistant Professor of Astronomy
• Martin Wattenberg, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, SEAS
• Moira Weigel, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature

Purpose:

The purpose of the Generative AI Faculty Advisory Committee is to explore the potential as well as drawbacks of using Generative AI in our teaching and research in the FAS, including SEAS. This group will provide expert guidance to the Dean's Senior Advisor on AI, ensuring the informed implementation of AI technologies in teaching, research, and administrative functions, positioning FAS as a leader in AI applications in higher education.

Members:

• Steven Hyman (Chair), Harald McPike Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
• Paola Arlotta, Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
• Theodore Betley, Erving Professor of Chemistry
• Randy L. Buckner, Sosland Family Professor of Psychology and of Neuroscience; Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, HMS
• David Charbonneau, Fred Kavli Professor of Astrophysics
• Catherine Dulac, Samuel W. Morris University Professor
• Sarah Elwell (ex officio), Associate Dean for Research, FAS Science
• Katherine Gates (ex officio), Chief of Staff for the FAS Dean of Administration and Finance
• Kris Monahan (ex officio), Chief Research Administration Officer in the FAS Office of Research Administration
• Christopher Stubbs, Samuel C. Moncher Professor of Physics and of Astronomy; Senior Advisor on Generative AI
• Nina Zipser (ex officio), Dean for Faculty Affairs and Planning

Purpose:

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has made important progress in sustaining research continuity during a period of significant disruption. The Research Continuity Funding (RCF) program, established in July 2025, has played a critical role in ensuring that faculty could continue their research following the mass termination of federal grants. 

The second phase of this committee will review the current program, recommend the scope and priorities for continuity funding beyond FY2026, and outline a vision for long-term research funding and fundraising strategy, in partnership with the Divisional Deans for Science and Social Science and Dean for FAS Development.

The committee's email address is research_continuity@fas.harvard.edu. To view more information about the Research Continuity Funding program for FY2026, please click here.

Members:

• Jeremy Stein (Chair), Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics
• Fiery A. Cushman, Professor of Psychology
• David Laibson, Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics
• Alison Simmons, Samuel H. Wolcott Professor of Philosophy
• John Wakeley, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Purpose:

The Faculty Resources Committee serves as a vital advisory body to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, advising the dean and other senior FAS leaders on the implications of the financial landscape, providing guidance on strategies to apply our resources to preserve and strengthen our core academic and research excellence, and to serve as a conduit for helping the broader faculty understand strategic financial decisions and trade-offs.

Members:

• Nina Zipser (Chair), Dean for Faculty Affairs and Planning, Special Advisor on Strategic Planning
• Mary Ann Bradley, Interim Dean of Administration and Finance
• Glenda Carpio, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature
• David Cutler, Dean of Social Science; Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics
• Manuel Cuevas-Trisán, Vice President of Harvard Human Resources
• Sean Eddy, Ellmore C. Patterson Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
• Katherine Gates, Chief of Staff Office of the Dean for Administration and Finance
• Kofi Ofori, Chief Financial Officer of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Purpose: 

To ensure that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has the resources necessary to invest in our research and teaching mission, it is essential that we identify opportunities to increase collaboration, integration, and overall productivity across our administrative workforce.

The Task Force on Workforce Planning will conduct a thorough review of the policies, business processes, systems, and staffing within the FAS.  While the resulting recommendations may include proposals for staff reorganizations or reductions, the primary objective is to strengthen our ability to support faculty, researchers, students, and staff more effectively and efficiently.  The task force will benefit from broad engagement across the FAS community, including faculty, researchers, and staff, through all stages of the process, in carrying out its charge.

The committee's email address is workforceplanning@fas.harvard.edu.  To view the committee's update from September 24, 2025, click the link.