Concentration Advisers

Your CA is your primary adviser and a valuable resource for you. 

The Government Department recruits and trains a group of highly knowledgeable concentration advisers (CAs). We assign a specific CA to each House; this person acts as the official academic adviser for all Government students who live there. Often the Government CA is also a resident tutor, but, if not, the CA will be a non-resident Tutor with access to the House.

Whenever you have a question about requirements, course selection, the direction of your program—whatever it might be—please contact your CA. In addition to lifting the hold on your registration each semester, your CA will serve as your primary resource in the Undergraduate Program. While anyone in the Undergraduate Program Office (the DUS, ADUSes, and Undergraduate Program Manager) is available to help you, we strongly encourage you to make an effort to meet with your official CA at least twice a semester. Each CA has an appointment calendar that you can use to set up meetings during the semester. 

The CAs for 2024-2025 are as follows:  

If your House is…	Then your CA is…	…and you can sign up to meet with them at the following link:
Adams	Kiran Misra	Kiran Misra’s Appointment Calendar
Cabot	David Sutton	David Sutton’s Appointment Calendar
Currier	Gabriel Katsh	Gabriel Katsh’s Appointment Calendar
Dudley	Max Kuhelj Bugaric	Max Kuhelj Bugaric’s Appointment Calendar
Dunster	Ahmet Akbiyik	Ahmet Akbiyik’s Appointment Calendar
Eliot	Last name A-J: Celia Eckert  Last name K-Z: Daniel Lowery	Celia Ekert’s Appointment Calendar Daniel Lowery’s Appointment Calendar
Kirkland	Noah Dasanaike	Noah Dasanaike’s Appointment Calendar
Leverett	Juniors and Seniors: Brandon Martinez Sophomores: Uma Ilavarasan	Brandon Martinez’s Appointment Calendar Uma Ilavarasan’s Appointment Calendar
Lowell	Priyanka Sethy	Priyanka Sethy’s Appointment Calendar
Mather	Juniors and Seniors: Laura Royden Sophomores: Max Kuhelj Bugaric	Laura Royden’s Appointment Calendar Max Kuhelj Bugaric’s Appointment Calendar
Pforzheimer	Julie Weaver	Julie Weaver’s Appointment Calendar
Quincy	Juniors and Seniors: Emma Ebowe  Sophomores: Uma Ilavarasan	Emma Ebowe’s Appointment Calendar Uma Ilavarasan’s Appointment Calendar
Winthrop	Chinemelu Okafor	Chinemelu Okafor’s Appointment Calendar

First-year students interested in Government should contact the undergraduate office in CGIS Knfael to set up an advising meeting.  

Who Signs What? 

While your house’s CA is your primary adviser in the Government Department, there are some forms that can be signed only by the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). Please use the information below to determine whose signature you need for concentration forms: 

• Removing the advising hold to register for classes: Go to your CA. 
• Taking courses at the Kennedy School (or other Harvard schools): There is a list of pre-approved HKS courses that you may automatically use for Government elective credit.
• Adding a course from another department to your concentration: There is a list of pre-approved courses cross-listed between the Government department and other departments, and you can enroll in any of those courses for Gov elective credit without prior approval. If you wish to make the case that certain college courses not on that list should count for Government concentration credit, you can submit a petition here.
• Joint Concentrations: Joint concentrations require an application. Please contact ADUS Sergio Imparato with any questions.
• Study Abroad: If you wish to study abroad and count courses taken there towards your Government concentration, you will need approval from DUS Nara Dillon or ADUS Gabriel Katsh. Please sign up for a meeting with Dr. Dillon here or with Dr. Katsh here.