Join us for the fourth STEM Journal Club meeting of the fall semester, focused on how we can implement two-stage testing to reduce students' anxiety.

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Join us for the third STEM Journal Club meeting of the fall semester, focused on how to balance "content coverage" with the imperative to engage in new, evidence-based teaching practices.

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Join us for the second STEM Journal Club meeting of the fall semester, focused on how a year of remote learning has affected lab instruction.

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Join us for the first STEM Journal Club meeting of the fall semester, focused on how we can learn about students' questions and concerns from the very start of the semester.

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Abstract TBA... Read more about Louis Menand, Title TBA

Science is an active, hands-on discipline that involves problem solving, technical skill development, and data interpretation. Teaching science, however, is all-too-often a two-dimensional PowerPoint full of facts, equations, and diagrams to memorize. How do we transition our science education to look more like our science in practice?... Read more about Robin Hopkins, "How can Scientists be Scientists in the Classroom? An Experiment with an Undergraduate Research Experience Course"

Join us for the sixth of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: Epilogue & Next Steps

Join us for the fifth of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: chs. 7–8

Join us for the fourth of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: chs. 5–6

Join us for the third of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: chs. 3–4

Join us for the second of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: Intro & chs. 1–2

Join us for the first of six one-hour faculty reading group meetings focused on Jonathan Zimmerman's recent book The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America (Johns Hopkins, 2020).... Read more about Amateur Hour Reading Group: Organizational Meeting

The Bok Center is proud to support the Harvard Horizons program, which highlights the exciting scholarship of GSAS PhD students across disciplines. On June 10 at 6:00 pm ET the 2020 scholars will give very brief presentations and answer questions about their research and the process of crafting short talks for a general audience.

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Join the Bok Center and Dr. Marya T. Mtshali (Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality & Harvard Kennedy School) to discuss a pair of cases related to inclusive teaching practices. This event is part of a series in this year's Inclusive Teaching Week.... Read more about Case Studies in Inclusive Teaching | 5. Disciplinary culture: Mentoring

Join the Bok Center and Dr. Marya T. Mtshali (Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality & Harvard Kennedy School) to discuss a pair of cases related to inclusive teaching practices. This event is part of a series in this year's Inclusive Teaching Week.... Read more about Case Studies in Inclusive Teaching | 4. Disciplinary Culture: Assumptions about Excellence and Expertise