Word: broader
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Many engineering concentrators choose to go to business school. Thus, while other programs can boast more specialization and a broader range of degree options, Harvard's graduates are better administrators and can decide policy on broader issues, engineering professors...
...recent months, however, the ideological consensus over public service has been shaken perhaps dismantled. By addressing structure only at the highest levels, the Maull/Lewis Report neglected to address the broader consequences its recommendations would have on undergraduates, program staff, and, most importantly, the communities currently, and ably, served. Accordingly, these recommendations (which, by the way, were written after consulting only two students) unleashed a flurry of controversy and student-administrative crossfire. To thoughtful, reasoned student opposition, the administration paid token attention; the faculty remained hope-lessly silent. Ultimately, the failure to engage initially and honestly with students challenged the validity...
...stake was a great deal more than simple diversity. The nation's most elite legal establishment self consciously threw itself into debate, knowing it would set the tone for affirmative action disputes throughout the country. Battles over teaching methodology and affirmative action developed into a broader struggle between conservatives and liberals. The ripples from that debate spread throughout the community, threatening to destroy the school...
Moreover, the availability of ROTC makes Harvard a more diverse place; without it, many students interested in a military career would be driven away. In a broader sense, keeping ROTC ensures a flow of Harvard students into the military. And it is these students who are most likely to change the military from the inside...
...core was created to avoid surveys and instead offer students "approaches to knowledge." But a Crimson investigation last year found that students prefer the broader survey classes...