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Harvard and its Schools are dedicated to strengthening academic excellence through enhancing course offerings, upholding rigorous pedagogical standards, and implementing faculty development that support intellectual diversity and inclusive learning environments. Informed by the Task Force鈥檚 findings, Harvard and its Schools are further committed to increasing academic engagement with the study of antisemitism, Hebrew and Judaic studies, Israel, and related topics, as part of a broader commitment to scholarly inquiry across diverse fields and perspectives.听Highlights include new course offerings, revised course evaluation forms,听new trainings for faculty and staff, and new faculty positions to support the study of Jewish history听and听antisemitism.

Last updated April 2026

Faculty, staff, and course offerings

• New course offerings in听Faculty听of Arts and Sciences.听In fall 2025,听FAS offered the following听new courses on Jewish and Israeli history and antisemitism: 鈥淛ews in the Modern Middle East and North Africa, 1800-present鈥�; 鈥淭heories of Antisemitism鈥�; 鈥淛ews in the Americas鈥�; 鈥淵iddish Literature and Culture in America鈥�; and 鈥淲hat is Biblical Hebrew?鈥� In spring 2026,听FAS听offered: 鈥淭he Holocaust鈥�;听鈥淭he Politics of War and Peace in the Middle East鈥�; 鈥淪ocial Archaeology of Iron Age Ancient Israel鈥�; 鈥�Medicine in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust鈥�;听Jewish Languages and Literatures in America; 鈥�Modernist Jewish Poetry鈥�;听鈥�Jerusalem, a History: From Antiquity to the Present鈥�; 鈥�Contemporary German-Jewish Art & Literature鈥�; 鈥�The Holocaust in Polish Memory and Culture鈥�; 鈥�Empire and Sovereignty in the Modern Middle East.鈥�听
• First year seminars.听The Office of Undergraduate Education 黑料专区 College continues to encourage additional course offerings pertaining to Jewish History and Culture. First-year seminars include 鈥淭he Holocaust in History, Literature, and Film鈥�; and 鈥淢edicine in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.鈥� In the 2025-26 Academic Year, 鈥淎ntisemitism, Then and Now,鈥� and 鈥淛ews in the Modern Middle East鈥� were added as first-year seminars.
• Project on Israel and the Regional Economy. In the 2025-26 Academic Year, Harvard Business School faculty members, working with colleagues from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Harvard Law School, launched the听 to spur cross-University collaboration on high-impact research projects. The Project comprises four research spokes: startup and innovation, reskilling, health policy, and banking and finance. In October 2025,
• New course offerings听黑料专区 Divinity听School.听In the 2025-26 academic year,鈥痠n addition to the existing Jewish Studies and Islamic Studies courses,鈥疕arvard Divinity School鈥痮ffered鈥痭ew courses on 鈥淎merican Jewish Polity,鈥� 鈥淧rayer Book Hebrew,鈥� 鈥淎merican Judaism,鈥� 鈥淎merican Muslim鈥疨olity,鈥� and 鈥淚slamic Chaplaincy and Ministry.鈥� In鈥痵pring 2026, HDS added a new course on Jewish Ecology and a听team-taught听course on modern Jewish thought.鈥疘n addition, under the auspices of the Jewish Leadership Initiative, HDS has launched a new student journal on Jewish liturgy.鈥�听
• New course offerings 黑料专区 Kennedy听School.听In spring 2026, Harvard Kennedy School offered a new course titled 鈥淎rguing Israel and听Palestine,鈥� co-taught by a faculty member and a senior fellow from the Middle East Initiative who specializes in equipping students with the skills to better engage across polarizing issues.听
• Course offerings 黑料专区 Law School:听Each year, Harvard Law School听invites a professor to visit as the Caroline听Zelaznik听Gruss and Joseph S. Gruss Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law.听In addition to existing course offerings on 鈥淎dvanced Topics in Jewish Law,鈥� 鈥淣ew Horizons in the Middle East,鈥� and 鈥淭he Nuremberg Trials,鈥� in听the听2025-26听Academic Year, HLS (in conjunction with FAS) will offer courses on听鈥淲hat We Owe Others: The Ethics Obligation in Jewish Law鈥� and 鈥淢aimonides on Religion, Philosophy and Law.鈥�
• New faculty听黑料专区 Law School.听In fall 2026, Harvard Law School will welcome听a new faculty member as听the Caroline听Zelaznik听Gruss听and Joseph S.听Gruss听Visiting Professor in Talmudic Civil Law.听The听faculty member听will teach courses on 鈥淛ews and Christians and the Law in the Beginning鈥� and 鈥淛ewish Law and Critical Thinking.鈥�听
• Expanding听ladder faculty and research positions for Hebrew and Judaic Studies.听Harvard鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Sciences has dedicated additional resources for the study of Hebrew and Judaic studies, including the appointment of a College Fellow in Jewish Studies, authorization for听a senior preceptorship in modern Hebrew, an offer out for a chair in Jewish history and culture, and authorized searches for two named chairs (professorships) in 2025-26. In addition, the University posted a position in October 2025 for a post-doctoral position to advance research on antisemitism.
• Curriculum review.听Deans will work with their faculty to strengthen existing academic review processes for courses and curricula, ensuring they uphold the highest standards of academic excellence and intellectual rigor while reflecting the shared teaching expectations described above. These review processes will respect disciplinary differences, faculty听expertise, and academic freedom while fostering educational environments where all students can fully engage with course material.
• Collaboration with Ben-Gurion University.听In July 2025, Harvard听听a new collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) to offer study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students during the academic year and summer. This collaboration builds on similar study abroad and academic relationships Harvard has in place with other universities in Israel, including Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
• Postgraduate research fellowship 黑料专区 Medical School.听In July 2025, Harvard Medical听School听听applications for the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Sciences and the Dorot Fellowship, both of which are under the auspices of the Kalaniyot Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This program will welcome scientists from Israel to conduct postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research at HMS.
• Black and Jewish Leadership Initiative 黑料专区 Divinity School.听In partnership with the Shalom Hartman Institute, Harvard Divinity School听held the inaugural week-long session of the Black and Jewish Leadership Initiative听(BJLI)听in June of 2025. The BJLI is a new program designed for senior leaders of all backgrounds working in higher education, business, and the nonprofit sector to engage in leadership development centered on religious pluralism, civil discourse, and coalition-building.听This program鈥檚 curriculum uses historical case studies of Black and Jewish alliances in American history, including the civil rights movement. HDS has recently announced that the second session of the initiative will convene in June of听2026.
• Harvard Divinity School programming and initiatives:听

  • HDS听has appointed new leadership for the Religion and Public Life (RPL) program effective July 1, 2025, with the Academic Dean serving as interim director to help with the transition. Additionally, the School appointed a committee of four distinguished scholars from outside Harvard to review the RPL program. The committee will provide an independent evaluation of the program, focusing on academic quality, effectiveness, and alignment with institutional goals.
  • HDS is taking steps towards the development of a Jewish Leadership Initiative, akin to the听School鈥檚听longstanding Buddhist Ministry Initiative, to prepare students for service in their congregations, broader communities, and beyond.
  • In June 2025, HDS hired for the position of the Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence.

Promoting civil discourse and viewpoint diversity in classrooms

• Bok听Graduate and听Post-Doctoral听Fellows in听Civil Discourse and Classroom Practice.听For the 2025-26 academic year, the听Bok听Center is hosting their first-ever Post-Doctoral Fellow in Civil Discourse,听a position that plays听an integral role in their听teaching fellow and course assistant听training initiatives.听The Center鈥檚 graduate student programming in academic year 2025-26 includes a cohort of inaugural听, who are working with fellow graduate students and faculty in their home departments / divisions as well as with the Program on General Education (Gen听Ed) on implementing civil discourse pedagogy.
• Chatham House Rules.听Many Schools across the University have adopted Chatham House Rules, which听provide听that information听shared during class听can be used听outside the classroom, but cannot be affiliated or ascribed to any one person听or organization.听听The听Rules听seek听to encourage constructive dialogue and听the airing of diverse views in the classroom without pressure to conform to a particular stance.
• Institutional Voice Principles.听In May 2024, the University adopted its听听and will no longer 鈥渋ssue official statements about public matters that do not directly affect the university鈥檚 core function鈥� as an academic institution. The University can and will continue to speak out on anything relevant to its core function, such as free and open inquiry, teaching, and research.
• Faculty of Arts and听Sciences鈥櫶齛doption of the Classroom Social Compact.听听Following the January 2025 recommendations from the FAS听听Committee, faculty voted in March 2025 to adopt handbook language for students and instructors outlining expectations for classroom behavior to advance academic freedom, engagement of a range of viewpoints, and a vibrant learning environment.听The expectations听went听into effect in the 2025-26听Academic听Year.听FAS added a training session to new faculty orientations in August 2025 on the new Social Classroom Compact, which included guidance on how faculty and students can contribute to a vibrant learning environment that promotes discovery, learning, and meaningful dialogue.
• Faculty of Arts and Sciences Oversight Committee.听Faculty听of Arts and Sciences听formed听the Faculty Conduct Committee (FCC) to provide听peer accountability for concerns related to the professional conduct of professors.
• Course evaluations.听Prior to the start of the听fall 2025 term, Harvard College and听many听of Harvard鈥檚 graduate and professional schools updated their course evaluation processes to ensure evaluations appropriately elicit feedback from students as to an instructor鈥檚 ability to encourage competing viewpoints and create a classroom environment broadly conducive to learning.
• Defining expectations for teaching excellence.听Deans听have been working听with faculty to define shared expectations for teaching excellence that include: (1) maintaining appropriate focus on course subject matter; (2) ensuring students are treated fairly regardless of their identity or political/religious beliefs; (3) promoting intellectual openness and respectful dialogue among students; and (4) maintaining appropriate professional boundaries in instructional settings by refraining from endorsing or advocating political positions in a manner that may cause students to feel pressure to demonstrate allegiance.
• Integrating teaching excellence into academic policies and practices. The shared expectations for teaching excellence will be clearly communicated to faculty and incorporated into policy documents such as instructor handbooks. These expectations will be reflected in established review and oversight processes, including course evaluations, faculty activity reporting, and compensation review,听and in听reviews听regarding听hiring, promotion, and renewal.
• Best practices for classroom disruption.听Faculty of Arts and Sciences听provided faculty with training on responding to classroom disruptions in January 2024 and has shared key best practices on the听
• Navigating听classroom disruption 黑料专区 Graduate School of Education.听听听Harvard Graduate School of Education听released updated protocols on navigating campus disruption to senior staff for sharing with their teams on September 2025. HGSE released similar听messaging to faculty on navigating classroom disruptions on October 2025.
• New Associate Director of Pedagogy for Civil Discourse.听听In听spring 2025,听the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics (ELSCE)听recruited and hired an听Associate Director of Pedagogy for Civil Discourse.听
• Harvard College听teaching听expectations.听Each semester, Harvard College reminds the faculty responsible for a course of the expectations for instruction鈥攊ncluding that a class should not be cancelled for political reasons鈥攁nd that the faculty member听is responsible for听ensuring that teaching fellows are also abiding by these expectations.
• Conflict听resolution skills.听Harvard Divinity School听has recurrently co-offered a conflict resolution course with Harvard Law School, which will continue.
• Negotiation听training 黑料专区 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.听Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences听will sponsor a faculty expert from听the Harvard Law School听negotiation program to host multiple sessions for students on difficult conversations during the 2025鈥�26 Academic Year.
• Harvard听Graduate School of Education听Inclusive Teaching and Advising Steering Committee.听In September 2025, Harvard Graduate School of Education听launched an Inclusive Teaching and Advising Steering Committee charged in part with developing strategies to ensure that teaching and advising at HGSE is inclusive for all students regardless of their identity or beliefs. HGSE also formed the Dialogue Across Difference Steering Committee, which works to build capacity for constructive civil discourse, emphasizing the importance of engaging productively across differences in service of learning and collaboration.
• Harvard听Law School听Instructional Review Working Group.听As of听fall 2025, Harvard Law听School听created an Instructional Review Working听Group听that听will work in collaboration with the School鈥檚 Curriculum and Clinical Committees to help ensure that instructors create classroom environments that are conducive to learning.
• Update to Harvard Medical School听Faculty and Staff Handbook.听The 鈥�Responsibilities of Teachers鈥� section of the Harvard Medical School听Master鈥檚 handbook was updated to reflect explicit expectations听regarding听facilitating听discourse and implementing classroom confidentiality policies.
• Harvard Law School best practices听on听classroom discussion.听As a continuation of work over the last several years, Harvard Law School has developed and shared best practices for productive classroom discussion, built difficult conversation modules into first-year student orientation, piloted a negotiation requirement for graduation, and adopted rules that protect classroom discussion to ensure students can share views freely and openly.