Word: classroom
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Many Harvard seniors consider graduation to mark the end of their classroom days--at least for a while...
Minority professors add to student perspectives, having experiences that come with being a member of a marginalized group and the opportunity in the classroom to infuse these experiences into discussions of relevant topics. They can also be role models, counselors and advocates for students of color, realizing that racism is not dead and that facing a disproportionately white, male faculty is living proof that the University is not for women and people of color. At Harvard, minority senior faculty are especially important; tenured professors, being secure in their positions, have the greatest say in hiring and curricular decisions...
...Divinity school, we should not forget the essential role an independently strong Afro-American Studies department played in their appointments. Nor should we necessarily settle for one tenured female African American. This is not a matter of politically correct tokenism. A diverse faculty has influence within and beyond the classroom, sorely needed for the sake of balance...
That four-year limit has been heavilycriticized by both students and teachers. Many saythe limit hurts the quality of teaching by forcinginstructors to leave just as they hit their stridein the classroom...
Populist billionaire H. Ross Perot transformed the Kennedy School of Government's ARCO Forum into a classroom Monday night, lecturing an overflow audience on the virtues of God, country and his proposal for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution...