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...They’ll deal with obvious fires, the obvious difficulties along the way, but nothing long-term.”Still, other professors believe the two leaders will concentrate on carrying through unrealized aspects of Summers’ vision, including curriculum reform and the continuing development of Allston property.“I think what is important, as both of them feel, is to not be immobilized but to move forward on accepted initiatives and goals,” said Henry Rosovksy, who himself served as a dean of FAS and was summoned to return to the post...
...Harvard’s engineering and applied science programs, and at the graduate level, this ought to be applauded. There’s no question that the University’s ability to attract the very best engineers to do their work in an innovative, collaborative academic environment (read: Allston) is vital. But so far as undergraduates are concerned, the move may threaten the very foundation of Harvard’s educational philosophy: the liberal arts.At first glance, the creation of the new school seems a positive development for Harvard’s long-suffering undergraduate engineers. If students want...
Local residents asked the University to redirect its public discussions toward neighborhood concerns like traffic and community benefits at a well-attended meeting of the Harvard-Allston Task Force that provided more details about Harvard’s projects in Allston Wednesday night...
...coming to Harvard, Venky said. Approximately 70 to 80 percent of graduate applicants ultimately choose DEAS, and Venky added that he would like to see both numbers increase. The new school, if approved, would likely make up a significant portion of the plans for Harvard’s Allston campus. A 2005 task force report concluded that “any new planning efforts must now be coordinated and integrated with Harvard’s existing activities in the sciences and engineering.” The transition to a new school had originally been planned for Venky?...
Christopher M. Gordon, chief operating officer for Harvard’s Allston development, said he had also met with Bok recently...