Information for Teaching Fellows

Teaching fellows are valued and important members of the staff of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and play an important role in the Harvard College educational process. 

Hit the Ground Running: Handbook for New Teaching Fellows (published by the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning)

Getting Started for Teaching Fellows  Information on getting paid, finding a room for section, copying, printing, and other useful tips on getting started.

Applying to teach

Graduate students from other departments who are interested in being a teaching fellow for 2025-26 may now apply for those courses that may need additional TFs via the Central Application for Teaching Sections (CATS). Note that decisions on these positions will be made after classes have met and enrollments are known. Thank you.

Other useful links:

GSAS Resources for Teaching Fellows

Academic Technology Group (for information about course web sites)

Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning The Bok Center's mission is to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in Harvard College courses. The Center offers Fall and Winter Teaching Conferences at the start of each semester, usually the Wednesday and Thursday before classes start. The conferences are open to anyone who teaches undergraduates at Harvard and feature both fundamentals for new TFs as well as enrichment sessions for all instructors.

FAS Registrar    Academic calendar    RoomBook   Information on Sectioning

Office of Student Life       Accessible Education Office     ASA Style Guide

Information for faculty offering instruction in Arts and Sciences includes information on “responsibilities of instructors” and “addressing student problems.”

Teaching and Administrative Staff:

Bok Pedagogy Teaching Fellow for Fall 2025: Yinan Wang
Working with the Derek Bok Center, the Bok Pedagogy Teaching Fellow provides advice to Sociology graduate student teaching fellows and helps to run the Teaching Practicum, a weekly seminar for Sociology graduate students who are first-time teaching fellows. This course is offered during the fall term.

Departmental Writing Fellow for 2025-26: Yinan Wang (Fall 2025); Jane Choi (Spring 2026) 
The Departmental Writing Fellow provides advice on argument and use of evidence to any undergraduate taking sociology courses (including freshmen and students from other concentrations). The DWF is available to work with students at any point in the writing process, from brainstorming, to planning and outlining, to reading paper drafts, as well as thesis chapters by prior arrangement. For more information visit https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/sociologydwf/departmental-writing-fellow.

Mary C. Waters, Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2025-26
Emily Fairchild, Instructor for Teaching Practicum, fall 2025
Yinan Wang, Teaching Fellow for Teaching Practicum, fall 2025
Jessica Matteson, Graduate Coordinator, teaching fellow allocation process, appointments and payroll; questions on financial aid, teaching eligibility, and program requirements