Welcome to VPAL

The Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning creates and catalyzes deeply engaging and scalable learning experiences that make a difference at Harvard and beyond.

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"The Data Science R program was a great way to fill the gap between my professional and academic experience and gave me the confidence to tackle new challenges."

Rahda

Data Science R Learner, India

Upcoming Events

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"Current and Future Challenges of U.S. Drug Policy"

Thursday, April 11, 2024 5:00PM

Via Zoom Webinar

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Annual Report 2022

2022 VPAL Annual Report

Annual Report 2022

We invite you to explore the 2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning.

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Featured Course

Data Science Principles

Data Science Principles

Data Science Principles is a Harvard Online course that gives you an overview of data science with a code- and math-free introduction to prediction, causality, data wrangling, privacy, and ethics.

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