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...Derek C. Bok, in his first turn as president, likened the 1978 curricular review to “moving a cemetery.” His most recent book, “Our Underachieving Colleges,” assails the “self-interested behavior” of professors as the most significant barrier to reform in higher education...
Enter interim President Derek C. Bok, who has decided to fund a comprehensive undergraduate writing study this spring. Bok’s project—which will hopefully provide much needed motivation for improvement in writing curricula across the University—is a worthwhile endeavor, and he should be commended for spearheading...
...Bok and Harvard, however, should be wary that the test’s results may be skewed by its test group makeup. Students who enjoy writing will likely see this test as an easy and fun chance to make money, whereas students who do not enjoy writing or consider themselves “bad writers” may see 90 minutes of writing and the possible shame of poor performance as not worth the monetary incentive. Should the test results be overwhelmingly positive, more testing—perhaps involuntary—should follow...
...with practical and sustainable strategies for teaching,” he said.OTHER BUSINESSTen members of the Faculty have already been chosen to assist President-elect Drew G. Faust in her selection of the next dean of the Faculty—the same group that advised Interim President Derek C. Bok last spring. At yesterday’s meeting, Dean Knowles praised Faust for the celerity of her work.“President-elect Faust is moving forward—mercifully—furiously on selecting the next dean,” said Knowles, who is expected to step down from...
...Sinopec, another company accused of helping to finance genocide in the Darfur region of the country. On March 1, the Harvard Darfur Action Group (HDAG), with the support of more than 20 University faculty members and instructors and 50 student groups, delivered a letter to interim President Derek C. Bok requesting a meeting with him to discuss a “model for targeted divestment” from Sudan. “We got faculty support, we delivered the letter, and now we’re showing strong student support,” said Julie T. Shapiro...