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...litany of reading period complaints range from students required to hand in problem sets throughout reading period to those who focus their time on writing papers instead of reading. Gomes sees such assignments as a departure from the original spirit of reading period. But Dean of Freshman Thomas A. Dingman ’67 feels that longer assignments may be suitable for the reading period timeslot. “I think that sometimes the papers and the projects are part of this synthesis,” he says.Dingman adds, “I’ve gotten one e-mail...
...hundred-and-ninety-four years after the U.S. invasion of Canada failed, Harvard is finally recognizing that students from the North Country are not Americans. Starting next fall, Canadian students will be allowed to participate in the Freshmen International Program (FIP). Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67 approved the change after members of the Harvard Canadian Club complained about the fact that they had been excluded from the program. “We are international, we are from a sovereign nation,” said Lauren P.S. Epstein ’07, prime minister...
...Houses. Yard Operations erected the bins last Thursday. Beside each box is a set of leaflets, such as “Contraception: Choosing a Method.” The UC passed a motion showing stiff resolve to install the boxes in February, although Dean of Freshman Thomas A. Dingman ’67 was working with CHI to acquire the dispensers before that, according to UC member Jeffrey Kwong ’09. “Right now there are [free condoms] at UHS, but I know a lot of people aren’t going...
...Thomas A. Dingman ’67, a longtime Harvard administrator who was associate dean of residential life until he became dean of freshmen in 2005, says that some institutional memory has been lost in the transition, but notes that new administrators can forge relationships with faculty...
...When I see Dean Rinere reaching out and creating new, collaborative relationships with the faculty, it’s clear it can happen and can happen quickly,” Dingman says...