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But economics concentrator Colin J. Motley ’10 says that the loss of a graduate student adviser might actually increase the disconnect between students and advising resources, since a staff adviser may be less integrated into the department and may “not be the kind of...
Faculty in the economics department express similarly mixed views about the potential benefits of the change.
Department chair John Y. Campbell says that while he has been concerned about the recent ratings for economics advising on senior surveys, he is “very optimistic” that further consolidation could provide improved experience for concentrators.
In a reflection of the desire to maintain a government advising community, Kemp says that the department has also pushed to ensure that the majority of the House advisers are residential tutors, as opposed to non-res tutors who are merely affiliated with a House.
And the newest advising reform—the recruitment of a group of rising juniors and seniors to serve as peer concentration counselors (PCCs)—will help the department further develop a sense of community among concentrators and advisers, administrators say.