Student Advisory Board
The Intellectual Vitality Student Advisory Board (IV SAB) is the primary student body responsible for shaping and sustaining the principles and values of IV, where open, rigorous, and charitable inquiry is not simply a tradition to uphold, but a culture to actively cultivate. That cultivation happens not only in classrooms and lecture halls, but in every other area of campus: the dining halls, residence life, and student clubs and organizations. Working in close partnership with the Director for IV Initiatives, the IV Faculty Advisory Board, and Harvard’s academic leadership, the SAB ensures that Intellectual Vitality is not imposed from the top down, but instead, grounded in the real perspectives, needs, and aspirations of students themselves. For more information about the role of the SAB, click here.
If you’re interested in learning more about the SAB and/or student-initiated programs, write to the IVSAB co-chairs.
Meet the members of the ’25-’26 Intellectual Vitality Student Advisory Board
Faculty Advisory Board
The Faculty Advisory Board, comprised of faculty from across the College, serves two purposes:
- To provide advice, support, and feedback to the SAB; and
- To be the focus for efforts to build a culture of intellectual vitality, specifically among the faculty.