The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity hosts an annual orientation for faculty new to Harvard University. For information on the New Faculty Institute, please visit: https://faculty.harvard.edu/new-ladder-faculty.

The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development & Diversity (FD&D) serves as Harvard University’s central faculty affairs office. Working closely with colleagues across the University, it oversees and guides institutional policies and practices in all areas of faculty affairs. FD&D holds events throughout the year to advance faculty members' professional development, foster discussion on issues of interest to faculty, and build community.

"Navigating Harvard," which takes place in August, is a one-day orientation for new associate senior lecturers, Benjamin Peirce Fellows, Briggs-Copeland Lecturers, College Fellows, lecturers, preceptors, and visiting faculty that focuses on Harvard policies, benefits, and resources for teaching and advising in the FAS. For more information, please click on the link above.

The Standing Committee on Women (SCW) supports women faculty at the FAS. It helps women advance in their careers, address work-life issues, and build a strong community. The SCW fulfills its mission through events and by working with departments, areas, divisions, the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the administration to bring about structural change. For information on SCW events (many of which are by invitation only), please contact Andrea McDonough, amcdonough@fas.harvard.edu.

Each August, the NFI provides a two-day orientation for new ladder and senior faculty in the FAS, including overviews of Harvard resources, workshops on teaching and course development, and information on topics ranging from the undergraduate curriculum to mentoring and career development. Additional information on the program is sent to incoming faculty at the start of each summer.