Stephanie Paulsell and Kevin Madigan

Stephanie Paulsell and Kevin Madigan

Faculty Deans
Stephanie and Kevin

We cannot tell you how thrilled we are to be joining you.  Ever since living in Mather House as visiting faculty in 2000-2001, we have dreamed of serving as faculty deans in a House community.  As one of seven children, Kevin grew up in a home crowded with siblings who eventually branched out into careers in science, economics, and teaching.  Stephanie grew up with her father’s students filling the house with music, laughter and conversations about theology and politics that lasted late into the night. There’s nowhere we’d rather be than in the midst of a community of learners who are sharing and testing their ideas, experimenting with their lives, seeking ways to contribute to the good of the world—and enjoying each other’s company along the way.  Eliot’s style of combining the traditional and the new, the serious and the joyful very much appeals to us, and we feel fortunate to get to join your community.

Our family includes our daughter, Amanda, an aspiring public defender who will be a 1L at HLS this fall, and an exasperatingly affectionate cat, Ringo, who is probably the only cat in cat history who could absorb the affection of 430 undergraduates and our team of tutors and staff and not be replete.  Kevin is an avid swimmer and looks forward to resurrecting his intramural athletic career (there will be an EMT on hand, right?); he loves any excuse to get out and moving, so please volunteer your suggestions.  Stephanie loves exploring the world on foot and hopes she can entice some of you to join her on a few adventures.  We all look forward to learning about the things that matter most to you.

We don’t yet know what the fall will bring for Harvard College or for Eliot House.  But no matter what, we are eager to get to know each of you as soon as we can, so please stay tuned for invitations to talk over Zoom (or some other way) in the coming weeks.  Your commitments and your leadership in these days give us hope.  We are eager to know how we can best support you and help you achieve your goals in the year ahead.

Floreat Domus de Eliot!

 

spaulsell@hds.harvard.edu

kmadigan@hds.harvard.edu

House Staff