Exploratory Seminar: The Senior Thesis

Join your fellow Directors and Assistant Directors of Undergraduate Studies, other engaged colleagues, and the Derek Bok Center on April 11-12 for a two-day seminar on the present and future of Harvard’s Senior Thesis. We'll share current practices around thesis advising and evaluation and ask: Where do we imagine the senior thesis might go next? And how might we get there?

Learn more and register

Current News

Take Your Teaching to the Next Level

Take Your Teaching to the Next Level

March 13, 2024

As scholars, we are always developing our research, but how do we think about learning and growing as teachers? This spring, an interdisciplinary group of ten PhD students explored frameworks for teaching development to consider this question and become more reflective and effective teachers in our Bok Seminar, Taking Your Teaching to the Next Level: Practice, Feedback, and Reflection.

Students in the seminar considered their own goals and questions they...

Read more about Take Your Teaching to the Next Level
Bringing Generative AI to the Harvard Classroom

Bringing Generative AI to the Harvard Classroom

January 29, 2024

During the fall of 2023, teams from the Bok Center visited 18 departments and programs across Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences to offer a 60-minute workshop on generative AI and its applications for teaching and learning. Tailored to the disciplinary contexts of both faculty and Teaching Fellows/Teaching Assistants, the workshops featured interactive demonstrations showcasing how instructors could take advantage of generative AI to improve their teaching methods and how students could be guided to utilize AI for enhanced learning experiences. We’ve shown Statistics...

Read more about Bringing Generative AI to the Harvard Classroom
More News

Upcoming Events

2024 Mar 25

Discussion Group for International PhD Students

Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Apr 15 2024 except Mon Feb 19 2024, Mon Mar 11 2024.
4:30pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

Science Center

Are you interested in connecting with other international PhD students and practicing your English in a friendly, informal setting? Join our discussion group! International PhD students have the opportunity to connect with each other and our...

Read more about Discussion Group for International PhD Students
Read more
2024 Mar 27

Online Office Hours for FAS Faculty, Students, and Staff

Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed May 08 2024 .
11:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Online, see the zoom link in the description

Drop in to have the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning and Academic Technology for FAS answer any of your questions about Canvas, Zoom, or technology in teaching.

Join via Zoom

 

Read more about Online Office Hours for FAS Faculty, Students, and Staff
Read more
2024 Mar 28

Office Hours for PhD Students at the SEC

Repeats every week every Thursday until Thu Apr 25 2024 except Thu Mar 14 2024, Thu Mar 21 2024.
9:30am to 11:00am

Location: 

SEC 2.323 - Library Seminar Room

Are you a SEAS PhD student who wants to learn more about teaching, communication, or presentation skills?

Are you an international PhD student who would like to talk to someone about cross-cultural communication or your English speaking skills?

Sarah Emory, the Bok Center’s Assistant Director for International Teachers and Scholars, is available for drop-in consultations and questions every Thursday from 9:30-11:00am in SEC 2.323-Library Seminar Room.

...

Read more about Office Hours for PhD Students at the SEC
Read more
More Events