Student Advisory Board
Dean’s Student Advisory Board
The Divisional Office of Arts & Humanities is excited to announce the revival of the Dean’s Student Advisory Board, which will reconvene this coming fall. This Board will serve as a space for thoughtful, engaged students to share feedback, raise concerns, and offer ideas directly to the Dean. Its purpose is to strengthen communication between the Dean’s Office and undergraduates and to ensure that student perspectives help shape the future of Arts & Humanities at Harvard.
Goals
- Identify and Prioritize Student Concerns
The Board will conduct periodic surveys and focus groups with Arts & Humanities students to gather feedback on coursework, advising, facilities, and the overall student experience. Members will have the ability to bring student concerns and issues directly to the Dean. - Strengthen Communication Channels
Members will help review newsletters, announcements, and event updates to ensure clarity and engagement. They will also act as liaisons, sharing information with peers through student groups, social media, and informal networks. - Support Recruitment and Yield Efforts
The Board will contribute to panels, Q&A sessions, and other outreach opportunities for admitted or prospective students. Members will also provide feedback on divisional communications, including the website and social media. - Promote Enthusiasm for Arts & Humanities
Members will work to increase the visibility of courses and programs and share their enthusiasm for the Division with current and future students.
Giselle Acosta
Class of 2027, concentrating in Folklore and Mythology with a secondary in Art, Film, and Visual Studies
I want to help others find purpose and community in the humanities like I have!
Theo Datta
Class of 2026, concentrating in Philosophy and Computer Science
I want to promote combining courses of study in STEM and the humanities, so future engineers and technologists have a broader perspective on the world they plan to change.
Hannah Duane
Class of 2026, joint concentration in Social Studies and Philosophy
I spent my first two years of college at Deep Springs, a tiny two-year humanities-focused school in California, and hope to bring that spirit of earnest inquiry to Cambridge.
Nathan Gershengorn
Class of 2026, concentrating in Physics, Secondary in Statistics
I've found that my humanities classes are good complements to my STEM courses, and I want to make the humanities more accessible to STEM concentrators.
Izzi Hogben
Class of 2029
I hope to help make the humanities more accessible to non-humanities concentrators at Harvard, particularly as a way of discovering meaning and wonder in our world!
Mira Kaplan
Program Associate, Public Culture Project
Chair, Student Advisory Board
I believe that a passion for the Humanities lives within all people, and I want to help bring it to light.
Ari Kohn
Class of 2026, joint concentration in Social Studies and Philosophy
I hope to help create for others the kinds of humanistic experiences that have most shaped me—what I call epistemic imagination: the practice of engaging pluralistic frameworks of discipline (what we know), method (how we know), and ethics (why it matters...
Ethan Liao
Class of 2028, concentrating in Environmental Science and Engineering
At Deep Springs College, I saw how practicing close reading fostered deeper conversation and more genuine inquiry, and I now hope to share that perspective as a Harvard transfer student.
Andres Muedano
Class of 2027, concentrating in Philosophy, Secondary in Integrative Biology
I am interested in the role that the humanities can play in addressing the climate crisis. How can humanistic approaches challenge our assumptions about the so-called natural world?
Luka Pavikjevikj
Class of 2027, concentrating in History and Government
I sincerely believe that the humanistic disciplines serve to induct one in the rich, diverse and global inheritance of one’s respective intellectual tradition, as well as to force one to grapple with the fundamental question of what it means to be human -...
Denver Tolson
Class of 2026, concentrating in Government, secondary in Classical Civilizations
I wanted to join the Dean of Arts and Humanities Student Advisory Board because I believe that now more than ever, embracing and uplifting the study of the humanities is essential.
