Professorships and Awards
The Office of Undergraduate Education manages the selection process for two sets of undergraduate teaching awards, the Harvard College Professorships and the Roslyn Abramson Awards.
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Anya Bernstein Bassett Award
The Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching by Non-Ladder Faculty is designed to highlight the integral role that non-ladder faculty play in the FAS teaching community. This recognition will be conferred annually upon a select number of non-ladder faculty, nominated by their department.
Departments are invited to nominate at least one non-ladder faculty member (including preceptors, lecturers, college fellows, senior preceptors, and senior lecturers) for consideration for a divisional teaching award. In selecting their nominee(s), departments should seek to identify candidates who are broadly competent in all of the following categories, and particularly distinguished in one or more of them:
- A track record of implementing evidence-based teaching practices
- An orientation towards pedagogical innovation, including in types of assignments and approaches to teaching
- A commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive learning environment
- An ability to provide direct evidence of student learning
- Exemplary alignment with departmental or programmatic curricular goals
Nominees will submit a portfolio of materials for review by the prize committee.
Recipients
2025
Janet Chen (Math)
Matt Reichert (Social Studies)
Xingang Chen (Astronomy)
Sien Verschave (Molecular and Cellular Biology and Chemistry and Chemical Biology)
Raquel Vega-Durán (Romance Languages & Literatures)
Elliott Turley (Harvard College Writing Program)
Alain Viel (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
2024
Jacob Barandes (Physics)
Gregory Bruich (Economics)
Louis Deslauriers (Physics)
Shai Dromi (Sociology)
Alexandra Gold (Expos)
Lauren Kaminsky (Hist & Lit)
Carla Martin (Social Studies)
Sirinya Matchacheep (Chemistry)
Rachel Philbrick (Classics)
Pia Sorensen (Chemical Engineering)
Harvard College Professors Awards
Each year, between four and six senior faculty in FAS are selected as Harvard College Professors on the basis of their dedication to educating undergraduate students and helping them develop their intellectual passions. Harvard College Professorships are five-year appointments, begun in 1997 through a gift of John and Frances Loeb. They provide faculty with extra support for research or scholarly activities, a semester of paid leave or summer salary.
Recipients
2020-Present
2025
Denis Auroux (Math)
Christina Maranci (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and History of Art and Architecture)
Michael Smith (SEAS)
Karen Thornber (East Asian Languages and Civilizations)
Yuhua Wang (Government)
2024
Selim Berker (PHIL)
Ya-Chieh Hsu (SCRB)
Jie Li (EALC)
Matthew Liebmann (ANTH)
Yue Lu (SEAS)
2023
Fiery Cushman (PSYC)
Philip Deloria (HIST)
Sean Eddy (MCB)
Zhiming Kuang (EPS)
Mara Prentiss (PHYS)
2022
Khaled El-Rouayheb
Ju Yon Kim
James Mickens
2021
Stephen Chong
Sean Kelly
Deidre Lynch
Andrew Murray
Leah Somerville
2020
Katia Bertoldi (SEAS)
Glenda Carpio (ENGL & AAAS)
Cassandra Extavour (OEB & MCB)
David S. Jones (HISTSCI & HMS)
James Robson (EALC)
2010-2019
2019
Paola Arlotta (SCRB)
Suzannah Clark (Music)
Edward Hall (Philosophy)
Edward Kohler (Computer Science)
Matthew Nock (Psychology)
2018
Robin Bernstein (WGS/Sociology)
Lawrence Bobo (AAAS/Sociology)
George Lauder (OEB)
Yukio Lippit (HAA)
Amy Wagers (SCRB)
2017
Amanda Claybaugh (English)
Melissa Franklin (Physics)
Gonzalo Giribet (OEB)
Marko Lončar (SEAS)
Tommie Shelby (AAAS)
2016
David Charbonneau (Astronomy)
Marla Frederick (AAAS and Religion)
Shigehisa Kuriyama (EALC and History of Science)
Ann Pearson (EPS)
Salil P. Vadhan (SEAS)
2015
Maya R. Jasanoff (History)
Elena M. Kramer (OEB)
Louis Menand (English)
Robb Moss (VES)
Evelyn Hu (SEAS)
2014
Mahzarin R. Banaji (Psychology)
David Cutler (Economics)
Hopi Hoekstra (OEB)
Melissa McCormick (EALC)
Greg Morrisett (SEAS)
2013
Joseph D. Harris (Math)
Steven R. Levitsky (Government)
Michael Puett (EALC)
Jennifer L. Roberts (HAA)
Maryellen Ruvolo (HEB)
2012
Diana Eck (Religion)
Jorie Graham (English)
Daniel Kahne (CCB)
Jill Lepore (Hist)
David Parkes (SEAS)
2011
Benedict Gross (Math)
Farish Jenkins (OEB)
Arthur Kleinman (Anthro)
Elaine Scarry (English)
Alison Simmons (Phil)
2010
Michael Brenner (SEAS)
Julie Buckler (Slavic)
Emma Dench (Class/Hist)
Peter Gordon (Hist)
Daniel Lieberman (HEB)
2000-2009
2009
Ann Blair (Hist)
Janet Browne (Hist Sci)
Christopher Stubbs (Physics)
Richard Thomas (Classics)
2008
Virginie Greene (RLL)
David Laibson (Econ)
Douglas Melton (MCB)
Steven Pinker (Psychology)
John Shaw (EPS)
James Simpson (English)
2007
Luis Fernandez-Cifuentes (RLL)
David Haig (OEB)
Jennifer Hochschild (Gov, AAAS)
David Liu (CCB)
Peter Marsden (Soc)
2006
John Campbell (Econ)
John Coatsworth (Hist)
Leah Price (Eng)
Richard Wrangham (Bio Anth)
2005
Philip Fisher (Engl)
Howard Georgi (Phys)
Daniel Gilbert (Psych)
Caroline Hoxby (Econ)
Lino Pertile (RLL)
Margo Seltzer (DEAS)
2004
Emmanuel Akyeampong (Hist)
Anne Harrington (Hist)
Robert P. Kirshner (Astron)
Ewa Lajer-Burcharth (HAA)
2003
Kathleen Coleman (Classics)
James Kloppenberg (Hist)
Harry Lewis (DEAS)
James Watson (Anthro)
Ruth Wisse (NELC)
2002
Jeremy Bloxham (EPS)
Marc Hauser (Psych)
William Mills Todd (Slavic)
Stephen Rosen (Govt)
2001
Leo Damrosch (English)
Peter Galison (HistSci)
Robert Kiely (English)
Stuart Shieber (DEAS)
Laurel Ulrich (Hist)
Gregory Verdine (Chem)
2000
William Gienapp (Hist)
Peter Hall (Govt)
Jay Harris (NELC)
Thomas Kelly (Music)
Richard Losick (MCB)
Howard Stone (DEAS)
Maria Tatar (German)
1998-1999
1999
Peter Bol (EALC)
John Dowling (MCB)
Eric Mazur (DEAS)
Michael Sandel (Govt)
R.J. Tarrant (Classics)
Mary Waters (Sociology)
1998
Lawrence Buell (English)
Jorge Dominguez (Govt)
Peter Ellison (Anthro)
Eric Jacobsen (Chem)
Judith Ryan (German)
Roslyn Abramson Award
Two Roslyn Abramson Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching are given out each year to junior faculty in FAS. The award, which includes a monetary prize, was established with a gift from Edward Abramson ’57 in honor of his mother. It is given in recognition of “excellence and sensitivity in teaching undergraduates.” Recipients are chosen on the basis of their ability to communicate with and inspire undergraduates, their accessibility, and their dedication to teaching.
Recipients
2020-Present
2025
Jason D. Buenrostro (SCRB)
Tara Menon (English)
2024
Ruth Franklin (SCRB, HMS)
Subhabrata Sen (STAT)
2023
David Atherton (EALC)
Mansi Srivastava (OEB)
2022
Rachel Carmody (HEB)
Hannah Marcus (History of Science)
2021
Demba Ba (SEAS)
Robin Hopkins (OEB)
2020
Jie Li (EALC)
Brandon Terry (AAAS & SOC-STD)
2010-2019
2019
Ya-Chieh Hsu (SCRB)
Durba Mitra (WGS)
2018
Derek Miller (English)
Elizabeth Hinton (History & AAAS)
2017
David Cox (MCB/Comp Sci)
Lorgia García Pen͂a (RLL/Hist and Lit)
2016
Kirsten Weld (History)
Leah Whittington (English)
2015
Ruth Bielfeldt (Humanities)
Sarah S. Richardson (Social Sciences)
2014
Stacey Combes (OEB)
Arthur Spirling (Gov)
2013
Selim Berker (Philosophy)
Joshua Greene (Psychology)
2012
Eric Beerbohm (Gov)
Jenny Hoffman (Physics)
2011
Kevin Eggan (SCRB)
David Elmer (Classics)
2010
Maya Jasanoff (Hist)
Tobias Ritter (CCB)
2000-2009
2009
Matthew Kaiser (Eng)
Carrie Lambert-Beatty (HAA)
2008
Lisa Brooks (Hist & Lit/Folk)
David Parkes (SEAS)
2007
Glenda Carpio (AAAS, Eng)
Alison Frank (Hist)
2006
Cedric Boeckx (Ling)
Robin Kelsey (HAA)
2005
Matthew Nock (Psych)
Jennifer Roberts (HAA)
2004
Lynn Festa (English)
Steven R. Levitsky (Soc Std)
2003
Sharon Krause (Govt)
David Liu (Chem)
2002
Eileen Chow (EALC)
Russell Muirhead (Govt)
2001
Michael Blake (Phil)
Eric Robinson (Classics/Hist)
2000
Melissa Barry (Phil)
Glyn Morgan (Govt)
1996-1999
1999
Jesse Matz (English)
Margo Seltzer (DEAS)
1998
Andrew Metrick (Econ)
Louise Richardson (Govt)
1997
James Engell (English)
1996
Christopher Killip (VES)
James Hankins (Hist)
1998
Lawrence Buell (English)
Jorge Dominguez (Govt)
Peter Ellison (Anthro)
Eric Jacobsen (Chem)
Judith Ryan (German)
For information about prizes not listed here, please visit the Prize Office.