Visit by President Faust highlights region’s growing importance…
Challenges of Higher Education
As delivered. Thank you, Vice-Chancellor Welukar. Thank you, Secretary Kumar, and thank you to everyone who has welcomed me here so warmly. Thank you to all these distinguished guests, students, and faculty members. It is a great privilege to be here at the University of Mumbai, on this very beautiful and historic campus situated in…
Universities in a Changing World
As prepared for delivery Thank you, Nita Ambani, and thank you, Sunil Mehta, for welcoming me today. And so many thanks to the Asia Society and to Bunty Chandfor organizing this marvelous opportunity to have this conversation with all of you. I look forward to discussing the future of higher education and innovation with such…
Drew Gilpin Faust: President of Harvard, Civil War scholar
Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/01/15/drew-gilpin-faust-president-harvard-civil-war-scholar/ZDc6GGpNazyT9PeivdcHjJ/story.html…
Harvard marks 375th anniversary with lectures
Boston Globe http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/11/harvard_announces_free_lecture_series_at_libraries_to_mark_375th_anniversary/ Cambridge, Mass….
Women in Leadership: Drew Gilpin Faust
https://archive.org/details/WETA_20120116_233000_Nightly_Business_Report/start/180/end/240 Nightly Business Report…
Message from President Faust on Clayton Spencer appointment
Dear Colleagues: It is with both joy and some sadness that I write to tell you that our colleague Clayton Spencer has been elected president of Bates College, effective July 1, 2012. Bates has made a brilliant choice. Clayton has served four Harvard presidents, arriving in Massachusetts Hall in 1997 and assuming her current role…
A Message from the President
Dear Members of the Harvard Community: Over the past twelve days, I have heard from many members of our community about events related to the national Occupy movement, Occupy Harvard, the encampment in Harvard Yard, and the judgments we’ve made at the University related to access to the Yard. As we approach the Thanksgiving break,…
Innovative teaching and learning
Rita E. and Gustave M. Hauser have given Harvard University $40 million to establish a new initiative that will support innovative teaching and learning across the University. Download grant guidelines » (pdf) A gift of $40 million supports new University-wide initiative for innovation in learning and teaching » Cambridge, Mass….