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...take what we do there very seriously." Who could argue with the Dutchman, installed in January 2004 as head of the 26-country alliance? Well, for starters, his own country. The Netherlands, a founding Nato member, faces a crucial parliamentary debate and vote Thursday on whether to honor a commitment to deploy some 1,200 soldiers to Uruzgan province in south central Afghanistan. It was De Hoop Scheffer himself, as the Dutch Foreign Minister for 16 months from 2002, who charted the Netherlands' careful course through the Iraq crisis, supporting Washington's coalition of the willing without alienating France...
...Aside from briefly summarizing the eight curricular review reports, Kirby’s five-page letter touched on several broad themes in the review: the desire to “re-commit our Faculty to the central task of educating undergraduates,” a focus on “resisting pressures for early specialization and professionalization,” and a need for a “curriculum of choice, incentive, and opportunity...
...join the class that were supposed to last 15 minutes turned into 3-hour-long roundtables. The class itself meets twice a week for a total of four hours and frequently melts into after-hours, informal discussions at Russell’s Memorial Drive apartment. In all, students commit anywhere from 10 to 20 hours per week on the seminar.Seemingly intimidating, Russell’s approach is hardly a stuffy, austere pursuit.First, Russell is tremendously entertaining, packing his informal lectures with one-liners. From Stalin—“the best friend of lepidopterists?...
What are the common principles underlying all these efforts? There are several, and they are important. From the beginning of this review, our most important aim has been to re - commit our Faculty to the central task of educating undergraduates. As Harvard grew into a major research university over the course of the past century, faculty time and energy has naturally been drawn also to graduate education and to professional activities beyond the Yard. Yet Harvard College remains at the heart of our enterprise, attracting the best students in the world, setting standards for excellence across and beyond the University...
Aside from briefly summarizing the eight curricular review reports, Kirby’s five page letter touched on several broad themes in the review: the desire to “re-commit our Faculty to the central task of educating undergraduates,” a focus on “resisting pressures for early specialization and professionalization,” and a need for a “curriculum of choice, incentive, and opportunity...