People & Perspectives
Faculty, students, researchers, staff, and alumni who comprise the FAS community
SueYeon Chung named McKnight Scholar
Inquiry & Impact
The pursuit of knowledge through research, teaching, and learning, with impact at the FAS and beyond
Biodiversity is improving across campus, with help from a history course
Campus & Community
Where people, places, and experiences come together to shape life at the FAS
High-tech for the 1700s
Behind the scenes: Quality control for 2,500 Harvard diplomas
Leading up to every handshake on the Commencement stage is a monthslong, meticulous process of preparation.
Highlight
Harvard mints its 375th graduating class
A collection of moments, stories, and images from this year’s Commencement and related events
FAS Graduates by the Numbers
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1,544
Harvard College
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964
Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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1,426
Division of Continuing Education
David Johnston named Dean of Science
Geobiologist praised as exemplary leader with “intellectual breadth, creativity, and collaborative approach”
Faculty decisively approve grading changes
Cap on A grades and shift from GPA to ‘average percentile rank’ set to go into effect fall 2027
Evolution of human hands progressed feet-first
A new study shows how natural selection for locomotion reshaped both extremities
A palpable shift in academic cultureI knew that the report would have a positive effect. I didn’t think it would do nothing. But I didn’t expect the pace of change that I’ve seen. The academic environment on campus has deeply intensified.David Laibson ’88, Robert I. Goldman Professor of Economics
How to tell the story of American racism? Alabama’s Legacy Sites offer ‘powerful’ approach
Students studying the intersections of art and racial justice traveled to Montgomery this semester.
Announcement
New FAS chief of human resources named
Nicole Breen has brought “boundless energy, wisdom, and care” to support the community. Read more