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...alarming difference between the number of science and humanities concentrators studying abroad should not be dismissed as inevitable. The College must do more to increase international opportunities for science students, especially over the summer...
Last year, only about 15 percent of the students studying abroad were science or math concentrators, while the other 85 percent of students were in the social sciences and the humanities. This disparity is not necessarily a problem—perhaps science concentrators are personally less interested in study abroad, or are more likely to believe that the courses and facilities available abroad are inadequate. However, we are skeptical of both excuses; we see no reason that science concentrators are radically less interested in having an international experience or to believe that our science and math departments are simply incomparable...
...College continues its drive to send more students abroad, it is finding a conspicuous pattern among those who do go abroad, and those who don’t.Among those who chose to go abroad over the past two years, non-science concentrators greatly outnumbered science students—by more than five to one last year, according to the Office of International Programs (OIP) annual report.And while this gap at Harvard is part of a larger national pattern, according to OIP director Jane Edwards and Associate Dean of the College Georgene B. Herschbach, administrators and faculty want...
...range of different countries and cultures. In loosening its travel restrictions beyond those of many other peer institutions, the College has actually become a leader in the area. We call on the College to continue in this direction and on students to embrace the opportunities they are given. Study abroad, whether during summer or term time, is an invaluable educational experience, and those who can take advantage of the chance to travel must...
...post-Sept. 11 society, national security and moral issues are key deciding factors at the ballot box.“There is a constant debate around the presidential race [that]...we should fight this race on domestic policy, but this does not work when we have soldiers abroad,” said Kamarck. The authors argue that, by focusing on domestic issues over foreign policy, Democrats are losing their hold on groups such as married women and Catholics that have historically supported the party.According to the study, the Republican Party has been weakened by the ongoing war in Iraq...