Monday, February 5

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Hopi Hoekstra is the Edgerley Family Dean at Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences and specializes in evolutionary genetics and mammalian adaptation. She is recognized for her interdisciplinary work and leadership in promoting equity in science education. 

Tuesday, February 13

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Alex Rehding is the Fanny Peabody Professor of Music at Harvard and focuses on European art music and the relationship between music and technology. He is known for founding the Harvard Sound Lab and exploring music’s role in contemporary issues like climate change. 

Tuesday, March 5

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Matthew Bunn is the James R. Schlesinger Professor of the Practice of Energy, National Security, and Foreign Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and researches areas like nuclear security and energy technology. He has a distinguished career, including advising roles at the White House and contributions to significant publications in his field. 

Thursday, March 20

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Rakesh Khurana is the Danoff Dean of Harvard College, a professor of sociology and organizational behavior, and holds the Marvin Bower Professorship of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. He is celebrated for his research in leadership and management and his contributions to the development of leadership studies as an academic field. 

Thursday, April 4

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Ali Asani is the Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard. He is known for his extensive teaching in South Asian and African languages and literatures and his efforts in fostering intercultural understanding through the study of the Islamic tradition. 

Monday, April 11

Harvard Faculty Club 

6:00-8:00pm 

Shawon Kinew is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University and a Shutzer Assistant Professor at the Radcliffe Institute. She specializes in early modern Southern European art, with notable research on Roman Baroque sculptor Melchiorre Cafà and contributions to Indigenous art history.