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...prowl for a decent activity. The Harvard social scene has been the subject of heated criticism in recent years, in particular the lack of social options for freshmen.But now, student groups and the College administration—including the First-Year Social Committee (FYSC) and the Freshman Dean??s Office (FDO)—are making a concerted effort to improve the freshman experience. These efforts come as the FDO sees new leadership this year for the first time in over a decade, with Thomas A. Dingman ’67 stepping into the role of former dean...
...perennial subject of complaints among students—will also benefit greatly from increased funding. On balance, HoCos and the FYSC will be more flexible, responsive, and motivated than any new body the UC creates.When a truly campus-wide event is in order, we believe the Dean??s Office, working in consultation with students, is best suited to draw the whole student body together. The Harvard State Fair, which took place at the beginning of this semester, was a prime example of the Dean??s Office’s ability to plan successful events. With...
...throw money at your senior thesis, which they probably will, the College just might step right up. The Harvard College Research Program funds student-initated research with faculty; the Let’s Go Travel and Research Fund sends them abroad for thesis research, and the Dean??s Summer Research Award keeps them here the summer before senior year. It’s a shame you won’t start writing your thesis until three weeks before it?...
Three distinguished lawyers debated the legality of counter-terrorism measures yesterday as part of the Dean??s Forum series at the Harvard Law School (HLS) moderated by HLS Dean Elena Kagan. During the discussion, entitled “Executive Power in an Age of Terrorism,” HLS alum Bradford A. Berenson argued in favor of controversial methods of combating terrorism. The former associate counsel to President George W. Bush said that measures such as indefinite detainment of suspected terrorists, military commissions, and even the use of torture were appropriate in extreme cases. “[September...
...down from his leading role in the review in the spring of last year.One member of the review’s Committee on General Education—of which Kirby was chair, and Summers an ex officio member—said that the president was clearly frustrated with the dean??s practice of skimming over difficult issues rather than thoroughly addressing them. Kirby and Summers have “very different personalities,” Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, the chair of the Sanskrit and Indian Studies Department, said yesterday. “I always felt...