Members:

• Eric Beerbohm (Co-Chair), Alfred and Rebecca Lin Professor of Government, Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, Senior Adviser on Civil Discourse, and Faculty Dean of Quincy House (on leave spring term)
• Karen Thornber (Co-Chair), Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, and 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 (on leave spring term)
• 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 fall term)
• Edward Hall, Norman E. Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy (on leave 2026–2027)
• Jack Flanigan, Harvard College Class of 2027
• Elena Glassman, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
• Lauren Kaminsky, Assistant Dean for Arts and Humanities Education
• Ari Kohn, Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Institute for Quantitative Social Science
• Kalpana Mohanty, G8
• 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
• Luka Pavikjevikj, Harvard College Class of 2027
• Kelly Siegel-Stechler, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives in the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics
• 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 Academic Culture and Community
• Gisselle Vélez-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 and Senior Advisor on Generative AI
• Amanda Claybaugh, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Samuel Zemurray Jr. and Doris Zemurray Stone Radcliffe Professor of English
• Melissa Dell, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics
• Douglas Finkbeiner, Professor of Astronomy and of Physics
• Gita Gopinath, Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics
• Klara Jelinkova, Vice President, University 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 (on leave 2026–2027)
• 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
• Jeffrey Schnapp, Carl A. Pescosolido Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Comparative Literature
• Matthew Schwartz, Professor of Physics (on leave 2026–2027)
• 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 (on leave 2026–2027)

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:

• 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.