Word: concerns
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...affiliated with the University," said Debbie J. Slotnik '90, chairman of the services committee. This is complete bunk. Who are the members of the final clubs? Harvard undergraduates. The final clubs are part of Harvard's "social life"--the same "social life" which the council pretends is its only concern. If the final clubs are not an issue worthy of the council, what...
Pilbeam says the problem of advising is linked to the student-faculty ratio and Harvard's need for a larger teaching faculty. Advising is "an area of legitimate concern," Pilbeam says, but one that can be solved by hiring more faculty and giving incentives to teach for existing faculty members...
...vexes all of our campuses: providing a substantive exposure to science for students who tend to be ill-trained, uninterested and anxious about their ability to deal with scientific subjects. We are aware that the development of demanding and sophisticated science courses for the Core Program remains a significant concern, and we are encouraged by an evident determination to pursue that issue...
...aware of the remarkable educational opportunity being offered them. Yet we had the uncomfortable feeling, based on discussions with faculty, tutors, counsellors and students themselves, that too many are missing the full richness of curriculum and instruction Harvard offers. Those who do not excel are of particular concern. In making this comment, we recognize that there is a certain inevitability here, that not all students can be expected to perform at their peak all of the time, and that personal circumstances are bound to prevent a fair number from doing so, perhaps throughout their undergraduate years. But we sense that...
Because of the educational ramifications and high cost of student services at Harvard these are important questions that deserve serious attention. But it is the last question--the role of the Faculty--which we found to be of special concern. The 'degree of senior faculty detachment from these matters is troubling. Faculty members themselves expressed significant concerns about the quality of advising students receive, particularly freshmen. Some suggested that they and their peers could play a more beneficial role. Students made the same point. We were somewhat surprised by the range of persons, whose undoubted talents lie in other fields...