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More than 600 freshmen applied for the select pass/fail courses, said Jerry F. Denault, assistant director of the Freshman Seminar Program. Last year, only about 450 freshmen sought places in seminars...
Seminars range from the ordinary to the exotic. "There's everything from Old English works to contemporary novels about Vietnam, from the Mayas to pop culture in England," Denault said. One class, limited to two or three students and taught by Herbert W. Levi, professor of zoology and biology, will study spiders and other terrestrial invertebrates...
More than a quarter of Harvard faculty have taught freshman seminars, and for the most part have been very enthusiastic about the experience, said Denault...
...though seminars may be easy to pass, freshmen should keep in mind that their teachers are asked to submit a statement on the performance of each freshman in their class, Denault said. These letters, similar to tutorial reports, remain in the students' files. Forever...
...Denault said more History concentrators wrote theses this year than in any year since...