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...your students afraid you will issue no confidence votes against them? JR: I would hate it if that were to be the case, and I sincerely hope that it really would not be. I try to keep university politics out of the classroom...
...other side. One of the very nice things is how very nicely they treat me. Everybody has been very civil. There are no people going around the corridors shooting dirty looks at each other or anything. In fact, I teach in the same classroom right after one of the supporters of President Summers [Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse] and we get along very well. Obviously we will speak on opposite sides of the issue...
...into yet another medium, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the value of lecture recordings, both audio and video, to students. While recording lectures can be an expensive undertaking for a department, the benefits to students are high, even when weighed against the almost certain decrease in classroom attendance. Professors should recognize the numerous benefits of putting online as many lecture materials as possible. Even the most diligent note-taker in lecture can benefit from another chance to hear a difficult concept explained, especially in more technical courses where a single detail can be the key to understanding...
...world, and what makes us happy, thereby losing sight of what really drives society—antipathy. Change must happen now before it’s too late, and it must start in the places that matter to us most. No, it will not begin in the classroom, and certainly not in church. Change must begin on Facebook.com. Mr. Zuckerberg, it’s your move. Lucy M. Caldwell ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Wigglesworth Hall...
...many College students look forward to testing their skills in the world, some foreign professionals who are already accomplished in the world are returning to the classroom. In a new transnational initiative, Harvard Business School (HBS) and leading business institutions in China and Spain are training Chinese corporate leaders to better understand global markets. The “Global CEO Program for China,” run by HBS, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, and Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa (IESE) in Barcelona, will take a group of CEOs to three continents—while...