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...venerable Harvard institutions, the Administrative Board of Harvard College likely holds the distinction of engendering the most anxiety among students. The Board, composed of resident deans, faculty, and administrators, applies faculty rules in regard to undergraduate education and conduct. Critics of the Board argue that its procedures are obscure, that it is inadequately supportive and representative of students, and that encounters with it can be downright terrifying. After 18 months of reviewing the Board, we have proposed modifications that will make the Board’s actions more transparent, increase student support, and improve the educational work of the Board...
...With a board composed of 33 members, personal appearances—allowed when students may be required to withdraw—are difficult for everyone involved, and some students find it hard to coherently state their case. Next year, instead of appearing before the full Board, students will meet with a subcommittee of approximately six Board members. In this less intimidating setting, information can be more easily exchanged, lessons can be learned, and students can interact directly with board members. Additionally, in a smaller and more private location than the Forum room of Lamont Library—currently the venue...
Hammonds will increase faculty representation on the Board. The rules governing student conduct are faculty rules—formulated and legislated by the faculty—and therefore faculty must take a greater role in their application...
...seminars.In addition, Harvard’s Born in the USSR club organizes events, such as Russian poetry readings, movie and game nights, and Russian tables. The purpose of all these activities is to increase Russian cultural awareness among both Russians and Americans, according to active BUSSR participant and honorary board member Alla Azrilyan.—Staff writer Marianna N. Tishchenko can be reached at mtishch@fas.harvard.edu...
...Drama Center was novel down to the details. “The Loeb was one of the first theaters in the country designed to have a black box theater,” said Henning. The lighting board would be computerized—something students had never seen before, said John D. Hancock ’61. “It was a very fine theater for its time,” Kopit said...