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Just one month after asking the Harvard community for input on overhauling Harvard's calendar, Interim President Derek C. Bok said he will announce his decision on possible reform this week...
...Bok's announcement comes after the idea of calendar reform was endorsed by the University's deans and Undergraduate Council (UC) leaders this spring. The UC argued that the current academic calendar is harmful to students' mental health and proposed a calendar that would move exams before winter break and end the school year earlier...
...Bok, responding to e-mailed questions from The Crimson, would not elaborate on the details of his announcement and declined to say whether he will propose a specific calendar or simply give his approval to the creation of a University-wide calendar. Currently, many Harvard schools run on separate calendars, making cross-registration and collaboration more difficult between faculties...
...Bok does approve a change to the calendar, students might still have a long wait before stress-free winter breaks and easier enrollment at other schools. Any large-scale changes to the calendar must be approved by the Harvard Corporation, the University's executive governing body, which is set to meet on June 6. If the Corporation approves Bok's decision, the changes will likely take several years to implement...
...Bok explained his decision not to submit the issue to a vote by describing calendar reform as “a University-wide question which affects everyone at the University and not a single Faculty alone...