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Alford said Harvard administrators embraced the program idea as part of University President Lawrence H. Summers’ emphasis on internationalization and globalization.
But school officials say the plan to add the requirement—in lieu of a three-week ethics seminar—was in the pipeline before the current emphasis on corporate accountability.
HBS Student Association Leadership and Values Representative Luis A. Cifuentes said that an emphasis on ethics drew him to HBS, and the new course is just the next step.
In contrast to Harvard’s system of letting students create a blocking group during their first year, Yale first-years are randomly assigned to a residential college before arriving on campus. The emphasis on community engenders a strong devotion to the residential colleges. Jamal Caesar, a 2003 graduate...
At first glance, it seems that improving social life is hardly a priority for Harvard administrators. University President Lawrence H. Summers, whose MIT undergraduate experience was defined by scholarly pursuits, has announced his commitment to placing greater emphasis on life within the classroom. Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby...