University-Wide New Ladder Faculty Institute

Date: 

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 (All day)

Harvard New Ladder Faculty are warmly invited to join Provost Alan Garber and Senior Vice Provost Judith D. Singer at the annual University-wide New Ladder Faculty Institute to be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013.

This half-day event is designed to give you an opportunity to meet the other new faculty from all across Harvard and to introduce you to the numerous resources available to you throughout the University. We will also have panels of distinguished faculty who will share their perspectives on how to approach scholarly work and effectively contribute to your department, the University, and your field(s). A reception will follow which will provide an opportunity to mingle with other new and current ladder faculty across all of Harvard. The Institute is sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity.

By invitation only.

2:00 – 5:00
 

New Faculty Institute
Lamont Library, Forum Room, 11 Quincy Street, Cambridge

5:30 – 7:00 
 

Reception with Harvard Faculty

Boylston Hall, Ticknor Lounge, 5 Harvard Yard, Cambridge

2:00 – 2:05

Introductions and Remarks by Senior Vice Provost Judith D. Singer

2:05 - 2:20

Welcome remarks from Provost Alan Garber
Followed by Question & Answer Period

2:20 - 2:30

Participant introductions

The theme for this year's faculty panels is:
“Navigating Life as a Scholar at Harvard” 
Faculty members from across the university will share their unique insights and lessons learned as they have navigated their careers at Harvard

2:30 – 3:30



 

 

 

 

Faculty Panel  #1
Perspectives from Associate Professors: Establishing Your Reputation as a Scholar

  • Amy Cuddy, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Tanya Smith, Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Felix Warneken, Associate Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
3:30 – 3:45
 
Break
 

3:45 – 4:45

 

 

 

 

Faculty Panel  #2
Perspectives from Tenured Faculty: Navigating Your Professional Path as a Scholar
  • Amitabh Chandra, Professor of Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government
  • Francesca Dominici, Professor of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
  • Jennifer Roberts, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Professor of the Humanities, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
4:45 – 5:00
 
Final Remarks
 
5:00 – 5:30
 
Break and photos of new faculty
 
5:30 – 7:00 Reception with Harvard faculty (Ticknor Lounge in Boylston Hall)