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Faculty Lunch with Professor Eric Beerbohm: Civil Discourse in the Age of AI

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Many of us have chosen low-tech classrooms, asking students to close their laptops, yet AI continues to shape how they develop their views, think through ethical questions, and engage with one another. Join Eric Beerbohm (Government) and faculty...

Norm-Setting for Rich Classroom Conversations, Gina Schouten (Philosophy), Civil Discourse and Teaching Faculty Lunch

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Come join Gina Schouten (Philosophy) and faculty colleagues on Wednesday, January 21, 12:00-1:00pm (Plimpton Room, Barker Center 133) for a pre-semester conversation on Norm-Setting for Rich Classroom Conversations. In this session, we'll discuss...

Building a Culture of Teaching Excellence and Connection Across Harvard

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As part of the 2026 HILT Conference , “The Weight of the Degree: Rigor, Responsibility, and the Modern Campus,” the Bok Center successfully proposed and co-organized an interactive breakout session titled “Teaching and Mentoring New Teachers to Foster a...

Becca Nesson Named Executive Director of the Bok Center

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Rebecca (Becca) Nesson , Dean of Academic Programs at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will become the new Executive Director of The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Nesson, who is currently dean of...

Bok Seminar - Civil Discourse and Approaches to Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

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Led by Ashlie Sandoval-Lee How do you create a classroom environment where students feel empowered to engage with complex topics or challenging issues? What strategies can you use to help students feel safe, supported, and enthusiastic about discussing...

Initiatives

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Partner with Bok

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Partner with the Bok Center to devise strategies to foster constructive dialogue in your classes. We support faculty in exploring not only how to manage challenging conversations, but also how to ensure that students are able to engage with polarizing...

Pedagogy in Practice: Pilot training session for Gen Ed TFs and TAs

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Teaching Fellows (TFs) and Teaching Assistants (TAs) leading discussion sessions for Spring 2025 General Education courses participated in “Pedagogy in Practice,” a new required training session to support their work in the classroom. This initiative was...

Technology Policies

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Technology such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones are distracting—both for the students using technology, who often are devoting their attention to non-class matters, and for those sitting near them. The pervasiveness of social media has also increased...

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Fall Teacher Training for all TFs, TAs, and CAs

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During late August and early September, the Bok Center provided in-person, interactive trainings to over 1,500 instructional support staff – Teaching Fellows (TFs), Teaching Assistants (TAs), and Course Assistants (CAs) – teaching in the FAS this fall...

Faculty and Staff

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