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...liberal-arts subjects like philosophy and art history shed light on the hurly-burly of more quotidian topics. "Students will be more motivated to learn if they see a connection with the kinds of problems, issues and questions they will encounter in later life," says interim president Derek Bok. Harvard isn't the only institution rethinking what and how to teach its students. Yale, Rutgers and the universities of Pennsylvania and Texas have recently made similar changes, and now that Harvard has joined the club, others are likely to follow...
...listening to lectures or reading about statistics." Acknowledging how important extracurricular activities have become on campus, the report calls for a stronger link between the endeavors students pursue inside and outside the classroom. Those studying poverty, for example, absorb more if they also volunteer at a homeless shelter, suggests Bok, whose 2005 book, Our Underachieving Colleges, cites a finding that students remember just 20% of the content of class lectures a week later...
...Over the past year, Hyman has shared some presidential duties with Interim President Derek C. Bok. Hyman has served on roughly half of the University’s committees reviewing candidates for tenure this year, and he has been more actively involved in fundraising than he was under former president Lawrence H. Summers...
Hyman’s increasing influence has culminated this year under Interim President Derek C. Bok, with the two sharing some of the presidential duties...
Commencement 2006 Charting a Progressive Course Bok, Knowles, and the presidential search committee should resist complacency By THE CRIMSON STAFF Wednesday, June 07, 2006 What the next president cannot—and must not—be is a merely charismatic and charming fundraiser who leaves each tub on its own bottom and lets each faculty do as it pleases. Harvard deserves more from its leader...