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?

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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.

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Upcoming Events

2024 Apr 01

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...

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2024 Apr 03

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

 

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2024 Apr 04

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.

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2024 Apr 04

STEM Journal Club - Motivation, Pedagogy, and Gender: Examining the Multifaceted and Dynamic Situational Responses of Women and Men in College STEM Courses

12:30pm to 1:30pm

Location: 

125 Mt. Auburn St, 3rd floor

Join us for the fifth STEM Journal Club meeting of the spring semester, focused on a study that sheds light on the intricate relationship between student motivations, gender identity, and classroom pedagogy in STEM education.

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2024 Apr 08

Workshop Your Teaching Statement

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Online

Are you working on your teaching statement for the Bok Teaching Certificate or academic job market? Bring your draft and get feedback on it in this interactive workshop! Don’t have a teaching statement yet? Use this workshop as a deadline to get a draft ready for feedback.

For the workshop, you should have a draft of your teaching statement to share, whether it’s a rough draft or more polished. You will share your draft for feedback and provide feedback to your peers. These kinds of...

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