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The Undergraduate Program Team

 

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Dr. Emily Fairchild
616 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
efairchild@fas.harvard.edu
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  • What is sociology (sub-fields, methods and general approach)?
  • Sociology course information
  • Concentration advising & declaration of concentration signature
  • Switching into Sociology from another concentration
  • Release advising hold on Crimson Cart
  • Course substitutions
  • Thesis questions: choosing a thesis topic, finding a thesis advisor, and securing funding 
  • Preparing and submitting human subjects research applications
  • Sociology 91R: Supervised Reading and Research
  • Sociology 92R: Faculty Research Assistant
  • Pre-approval of study abroad courses for concentration credit and final study abroad approval

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Joscha Legewie

Joscha Legewie
410 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
jlegewie@fas.harvard.edu
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  • General Sociology questions and thesis questions

Undergraduate Advising & Program Administrator

Rebecca Russell

Rebecca Russell
650 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138
rrussell@fas.harvard.edu
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  • Release advising hold on Crimson Cart
  • Concentration requirements
  • Department policy questions or concerns
  • Add/drop electronic release
  • Study Abroad planning
  • Change-of-course petition (pass/fail)
  • Secondary field inquiries
  • Changes to AAR

House Concentration Advisors 

Concentration Advisors are Sociology PhD students assigned to the Houses as either a resident or non-resident tutor, who are available to talk with sophomores, juniors, and seniors about the concentration. If you'd like to learn more about the discipline, hear about research in the department, or have questions about Sociology courses, schedule an appointment with your Concentration Advisor.

Peer Advising Fellows

Peer Advising Fellows are trained sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who serve as peer advisors for first-year students. First-year students should feel free to reach out to our PAFs to hear their perspectives on the discipline and what brought them to Sociology. 

Sociology's PAFs for 2023-24:

Selam Ambaw

Concentrator

Alison Chan Secondary
Gabi Davidson Adams Concentrator

Lisa Gao

Concentrator

Julia García Galindo

Concentrator

Emily Parke

Secondary

Michael Torto Concentrator