“The Hausers wanted students to be involved in this,” Galler said. “I think the student voice is often left out of these discussions.”
Galler said that the ways he was taught in middle and high school outnumbered the methods employed at Harvard.
The Hausers’ donation will fund grants for “sophisticatedly evidence-based” pedagogical initiatives that can be applied across disciplines.
For the inaugural year of the Hauser Grants, 255 faculty, staff, students, and alumni submitted letters requesting a total of $9.96 million in aid.
The letters are currently being evaluated by 52 reviewers, and the awardees will be announced in April.
—Staff writer Radhika Jain can be reached at radhikajain@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Kevin J. Wu can be reached at kwu@college.harvard.edu.