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Lewis, despite going on to a career in academia himself after graduating from Harvard, always recognized that his alma mater needed to keep students involved outside of the classroom as well as within it. Striking a chord that many undergraduates will recognize, Lewis warned Kirby in his Feb. 24 letter, “Extracurricular activities are, if nothing else, stress-relieving; I suspect that if the time students now spend on extracurriculars were spent instead in the libraries, we would have an even more serious mental health problem than...
...University spokesperson said that Summers, who was also sent a copy of the letter by Lewis, was not in the practice of commenting on correspondence on which he was merely copied. Summers did, however, say at his installation ceremony in October 2001, “Whether in the classroom or the common room, the library or the laboratory, we will assure more of what lies at the heart of the educational experience—direct contact between teacher and student.” Although Summers is entirely correct that the Faculty should be made to provide more of the elusive...
...protest presented a broad array of ideas and information about the causes and possible outcomes of war in Iraq; by leaving the classroom, students by no means ceased serious discussion. While we agree with some of these views more than others, the diversity of ideas contributed to a vibrant and genuine dialogue. The simplicity necessary for slogans and chants can sometimes damper the nuance of arguments, but the protest was a productive way to initiate deeper conversation. We hope people at Harvard, and around the world, will continue to pay attention to the war, consider and refine their opinions...
...with preregistration tabled, it is more important than ever to address the underlying concerns that allowed us to reach the edge of this pedagogical abyss. Preregistration was only a makeshift solution to such fundamental problems as the poor quality of concentration advising, the misallocation of classroom space and the decreasing number of available teaching assistants. While we are certain that these issues will be addressed in the upcoming curricular review, in the interim the administration should take action to address these issues...
There are other answers to the logistical nightmare of class planning. Currently, the registrar controls only 37 percent of the college’s classroom space, while the rest is controlled by the individual departments. If the registrar could assume control of all that space, then reallocating classes to rooms better suited to their size would become much simpler, at no cost to the University or its departments...