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...members support Haddock-Riley—in a committee vice-chaired by Haddock and chaired by competing vice-presidential candidate Tara Gadgil ’07.Haddock serves as vice-chair of the Committee on Undergraduate Education and contributed an essay to a book of student commentary on the Curricular Review. He says his next step on the committee will be to tackle teaching fellow standards. Haddock-Riley campaign manager Josh Patashnik ’07 describes Haddock, who is also a First-Year Outdoor Program leader and was active in Harvard Model Congress, as a persuasive influence on the council.Recounting...
...said that she and Voith would appoint two UC representatives to help student groups apply for funding from the UC and facilitate communication between student groups and the administration.When asked about cultural diversity in academics, Grimeland stressed that there should be more student involvement in curricular review. “What I’ve learned is that students have very strong ideas about what they want to study,” he said. He suggested, for example, that the administration consult Asian students when designing a curriculum in Asian studies. Gadgil—a major player in UC proposals...
...Student Affairs Committee (SAC) Chair Tara Gadgil ’07, currently running to be UC vice-president, sponsored the resolution with members of SASI and the SAA. “The bill is a piece of legislation that is an important step to increasing student voice in the curricular process,” Gadgil wrote in an e-mail. “I think that SAA has the knowledge and background to conduct the open application process and pick the right representatives for the committee.” SASI conducted a survey of 126 students last spring to gauge...
John and Tara also demand a better academic experience. They are concerned about the lack of student voice in the Harvard College Curricular Review and have pushed for the creation of a more diverse curriculum, both in terms of faculty and course offerings. They support raising the bar for the hiring and training of teaching fellows...
...from the student activities fee, but will function as the face of the student body in working with the faculty and the administration. They will make decisions on your behalf that involve the curriculum, academics, student activities, and social events. For example, in the ongoing Harvard College Curricular Review, the UC has taken an active role by adding student viewpoints to the faculty debate. The UC also petitions the administration on a variety of issues including policies toward transfer students, library and dining hall hours, and more. While students may not see these activities directly, a great deal goes...