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...Brazil, college has a totally different goal than it does in the U.S.. We prepare students to be marketable industry professionals as soon as possible. The extra-curricular opportunities from which students may choose to participate in are entirely focused on the development of market-related skills like leadership, team-work, analytical skills, and working under pressure. We have what we call Junior Enterprises, which are student-run companies that provide consultancy work for real-world companies at a low cost. These are run independently by student groups, so that we can gain some practical experience before going...
Wilf says that there are four key ideas she would draw upon from her time at Harvard to shape Israel’s educational system: the liberal arts curriculum, diverse extra-curricular opportunities—Wilf tried her hand at everything from squash to DJing while in college—the “discipline of learning,” and “a real-life example of how a private institution can actually support important social values...
...adjustment is expected to alleviate “administrative headaches” for students and advisors, Kenan wrote. A Faculty-legislated review of the entire secondary field program will occur next year, as mandated by the 2006 report on curricular renewal...
...past two years, the University renovated three floors of a building—now called the Broadway Loft Studios—for courses and extra-curricular groups to gather, but the space is not enough to keep up with the demand for dance space on campus...
...We’re still just a program. We have a curricular program but we’re not a department,” says Kristin Aune, assistant dance director at the Harvard Dance Program. “Even if our students dedicate half of their lives to dancing, it’s still in this extra-curricular category.” Aune went on to point out that there are many Universities around the country that have successfully incorporated dance into the academic field of study and produced positive results...