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...concentrations leave students to seek out an adviser on their own, a process that requires them to bounce from one office hours to another, peddling their idea. (Or as Jeffrey Miron, the director of undergraduate studies for economics, put it, “the system is self-motivated and decentralized??like much in economics.”) For those without pre-existing relationships with professors (most small classes are taken during junior and senior years, especially in large departments), the prospect of finding an adviser can be especially daunting...

Author: By Natalie I. Sherman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Thesis Puzzle | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...coming, Rinere suddenly found herself facing furious student reaction.‘DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE’Even without opposition from prefects, Rinere would have faced an uphill battle in changing Harvard’s advising system.The advising structure at the College is “highly decentralized?? and “difficult to navigate,” according to a student-faculty committee report issued in December.The report, part of the ongoing curricular review, found that some students do not know who their advisers are. The report stated that advisers are not held accountable for their performances?...

Author: By Nina L. Vizcarrondo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Revising Advising | 6/7/2006 | See Source »

...advocates for a SEC Board that operates under the UC with a fair amount of autonomy, while Haddock’s campaign advocates having a student-run, but not UC-affiliated, planning committee. Magnus Grimeland ’07 says that he advocates the UC throwing “decentralized?? events in conjunction with University Hall.Corker released a statement on behalf of the Office of Student Activities affirming their willingness to act as a supporting role—and not a dominating presence to students in planning social life.“If students are interested in talking...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin and Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Social Planning Balance Shifting | 12/6/2005 | See Source »

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