Led by Ashlie Sandoval

How can you skillfully address race in the classroom, accounting for the multiple identities that students hold? How do you facilitate classroom discussions that center race without perpetuating racial harm? In this practice-based seminar, we’ll read articles from scholars working on the intersections of mindfulness and race and practice different mindfulness techniques. Drawing on scholarship and our own experiences, we’ll learn to craft learning scenarios that process hard moments instead of circumventing challenging discussions. We’ll explore how to...

Led by Jonah Johnson

In the best learning experiences, feedback between students and instructors happens early and often. Many writing assignments, by contrast, only involve feedback “after the fact,” with the understanding that it can only be implemented on the next assignment. In this seminar we’ll offer a better model for assignments, where feedback is ongoing and the writing is scaffolded, well-sequenced, and iterative. The seminar will be a hands-on workshop, combining real-life models and discussion of best practices to unpack what “doing a writing assignment” means at...

Led by Sarah Emory

How can you become a more clear and organized communicator? Do you struggle to convey your ideas clearly, either while writing or speaking? In this seminar, we will consider typical classroom oral and written tasks and develop strategies to improve English grammar, fluency, and coherence. Through activities like writing summaries and emails, giving presentations, and sharing feedback, you will build awareness of your language choices and practice strategies to improve accuracy and comprehensibility. This seminar is designed for those who speak English as an...

Are you a current Harvard PhD student who would like to know more about undergraduate life and culture? The Bok Center’s undergraduate Culture and Communication Consultant (CCC) team are hosting a Harvard House Tour on Saturday, April 22.  Come join us to learn more about Harvard Campus, undergraduate traditions, and fun places. The House tour will explore the House culture and how it influences undergraduate life.

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Have you been working with the Bok Center this year, or do you want to learn more about ways to engage with us? All are welcome to join us on April 28 from 3:30-5:00 at the Bok Center at 125 Mt....

Gain confidence in your grammar choices, whether you are teaching, presenting, or engaging with others in academic conversations. This spring, the Professional Communication Program for International Teachers and Scholars will be hosting drop-in office hours on grammar topics. Drop by if you have a quick grammar question, want to practice different grammar forms, or want to receive feedback on your oral grammar use.

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The Bok Center is proud to support the Harvard Horizons program, which highlights the exciting scholarship of GSAS PhD students across disciplines. This year, nine PhD candidates have been chosen to receive in-depth, personalized mentoring and coaching designed to enhance their presentation skills. The program culminates in a symposium of brief,...

Join us for the last STEM Journal Club meeting of the spring semester, focused on the ways factors such as trust and growth mindset affect students’ buy-in to changes in teaching approaches and how that affects their engagement and learning.

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Join us for the third STEM Journal Club meeting of the spring semester, focused on how institutional factors such as climate and access to education affect students' sense of belonging and decision to persist.

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Join us for the second STEM Journal Club meeting of the spring semester, focused on the ways students’ views of STEM curricula, STEM courses, and their own abilities affect their sense of belonging in STEM and decision to persist.

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Join us for the first STEM Journal Club meeting of the spring semester, focused on teaching self-efficacy to graduate student instructors and undergraduate student engagement.

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Do you want to learn more about undergraduate experiences, practice your English, and meet new people? Bring your coffee and join the Bok Center’s undergraduate Culture and Communication Consultants (CCCs) for drop-in conversations! No RSVP needed.

Additional times and locations will be added throughout the semester:...

Do you want to learn more about undergraduate experiences, practice your English, and meet new people? Bring your coffee and join the Bok Center’s undergraduate Culture and Communication Consultants (CCCs) for drop-in conversations! No RSVP needed.

Additional times and locations will be added throughout the semester:...