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Students who are accepted must identify faculty advisers with whom they will work on academic projects during their summers abroad...
...Black people, throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, have been subject to repeated hyper-sexualized stereotypes and complete and total physical objectification,” she wrote. “And now we’re doing it to ourselves....I guess I was hoping we were all smart enough not to buy into that bullshit...
...versed in other cultures and languages, the proposed “expectation” that all students have an international experience during their time at Harvard is unnecessary; and it could prove detrimental to our unique academic and extracurricular culture. Certainly, all Harvard students should be encouraged to study abroad. There is no real substitute for time spent in another country. Students cannot learn the ways and language of another people better than by immersion. Therefore, the College should—as suggested in the HCCR report—vastly increase funds and efforts to expand the number of international...
Though the College has done well in its goal to make Harvard’s curriculum more conducive to spending semesters abroad, the fact remains that some concentrations are simply not amenable to time away from Harvard. For instance, it can hardly be expected that all Engineering Sciences concentrators—with a mammoth 20 required credits for a Bachelor of Science degree—will study abroad. Government concentrators, with a more manageable 10-14 required credits, enjoy a more flexible curriculum and could be more apt to spend a semester abroad. Even if the College goes forth with...
...beyond the logistical problems accompanying study abroad, the new “expectation” would hinder many of those who consider extracurriculars vital to their Harvard experience. Most campus clubs and organizations have come to expect their leaders to be present throughout their four years here. Oftentimes, if a student spends time abroad he or she loses out on the chance for eventual leadership. Some administrators have suggested that they might try working with student groups, taking steps to alleviate the pressures on students to remain at Harvard in order to secure a top extracurricular spot. The College, however...