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...many major decisions, from the focus of the Institute's programming to Radcliffe's plans for the Agassiz Theatre, have been left for the first dean...
Joining the authors were L. Michael Seidman, a Georgetown University law professor, Bill Kovach, Nieman Foundation curator, and Richard Lewontin, Agassiz research professor in comparative zoology...
...conversion of Cronkhite into office space is part of a larger move to centralize the Institute around Radcliffe Yard. The Admissions and Financial Aid Office is expected to vacate Byerly Hall in 2006 and Harvard's official guarantee of access to Agassiz expires in 2004. What graduate students may see as a personal affront is merely the necessary conversion of Radcliffe's space to fit the Institute's needs. Extraneous and unaffiliated users of Radcliffe's space hinder the new Institute's mission to become a center for advanced study...
However, another space consideration comes to mind when speaking about Radcliffe Yard, and that is the Agassiz theater. Like Cronkhite, Agassiz belongs to the new Institute, which may need the theater space for its events. However, unlike housing, the Agassiz can be used interchangeably by the Institute and by undergraduates...
...Institute should consider sharing the theater with undergraduates. However, if a sharing plan proves infeasible, then Harvard must provide a commensurate performance space for students. Students are already crunched for performing space and the theater is a valuable one for student performers. The loss of the Agassiz theatre would be devastating to student performers if no plans are made for a replacement...