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...scholars it attracts, but the space itself may attract scholars to Harvard. Especially in the sciences, new labs will help the University to compete with other top-tier institutions. These new classroom and laboratory facilities will directly benefit students, who will no longer be lotteried out of courses??or forced to meet in local churches—because of space constraints...
...watered-down” offerings of the Core. For my part, and admittedly I may just be academically impaired, I have felt extremely challenged in each of my Core classes—indeed, just as much or more than in any of my elective or concentration courses??and not a single one of the many Core classes that I’ve shopped and decided not to take has struck me as being easy either in terms of workload or level of material...
...teaches two popular Core courses??Historical Study A-80, “The Cold War,” and Historical Study B-68, “America and Vietnam 1945-1975,” which he teaches with Young Professor of Sino-Vietnamese History...
When the Faculty debates the steps it will take to fight grade inflation, it must have the foresight to realize that only through increased engagement in undergraduate courses??by giving thoughtful consideration to the knowledge it aims to impart and the quality it seeks to instill—will the academic climate improve for both student and professor, leading not only to better defined grades, but to a more engaged and dynamic learning experience. Curves or other quick fixes may seem most expedient, but the Faculty cannot fundamentally forget their purpose on this campus—to teach...
Designing courses around a chronological framework is not necessarily the solution, however, since some courses?? strengths are their emphasis on more specific elements of art and architecture, Zerner said...