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...more than a little dismayed by comments in your editorial, "A Difference of Nomenclature" (Editorial, Oct. 4). Applauding the closure of the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), you questioned the opening of the new Center for International Development (CID) under not-so-new management. I can't comment on the effectiveness or propriety of either organization, as I'm a new arrival to the school. However, new or not, I do feel qualified to respond to your short-sighted comment, "We wonder how much good such organizations do for us in the first place...
...CID Brings Harvard to the World...
...HIID was, in fact, "directly passed to graduate [and] undergraduate students." For years, virtually all of the courses taught on development issues throughout the University (including the economics department, the Kennedy School of Government, and the School of Public Health) have been taught by staff of either HIID or CID...
...editorial yesterday criticizing the Center for International Development (CID) failed to draw a precise distinction between the institute and the now-dismantled Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). In particular, the editorial overstated the extent to which HIID resources have been allocated to the CID...
Additionally, the editorial neglected to emphasize CID's involvement within the Harvard student community. Among other programs, the institute administers a degree for graduate students, summer internships, an undergraduate fellows program, regular seminars and other special events. These programs, many still in their early stages, promise to add significantly to students' academic experience. The Crimson regrets these errors...