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...Committee on College Life (CCL) unanimously voted yesterday to consider a proposal for academic calendar reform, moving the proposal forward to be considered by the Committee for Undergraduate Education this afternoon...
...report, submitted by the Undergraduate Council (UC) on Monday, proposes a revised academic calendar, in which the fall semester would begin on Sept. 2 and final exams would take place before winter break on Dec. 22, allowing students to enjoy an extended intersession until Jan. 20. The spring semester would...
Gong said that calendar reform would allow international students to enjoy more extensive breaks despite long travel times, and it would become easier to apply on time for H1-B work visas...
Student dissatisfaction was only one of the arguments in favor of changing the calendar. The paper also raised claims—corroborated by University Health Services (UHS) officials—that the current structure of the academic year has a deleterious effect on the mental and physical health of students...
...information [in the report] comes from authorities within the Harvard community,” he said. “They don’t need to read the report. They can call [UHS Director David S.] Rosenthal and talk to him about the impact of the calendar on student health...