Word: extracurricular
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...discussing such a restructuring with undergraduates over the years, I have heard many who say they would welcome such changes. Some, however, add that the extra course requirements would take away from the time devoted to extracurricular activities...
Still, she manages a heavy extracurricular commitment, having produced six plays during her time at Harvard...
...students who aren't members, these clubs--with expensive monthly dues, ritzy parties and beautifully decorated clubhouses--seem both an expression of Harvard's wealth and a direct contradiction to the egalitarian and meritocratic values espoused in academic and extracurricular spheres...
Unfortunately, every focus group risks becoming a short-lived venture which comes up with many ideas but few concrete solutions. Certainly, problems surrounding the tenure process or classroom dynamics or the glass ceiling in extracurricular activities cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not by one small group. However, mentoring opportunities on a more informal level, input from many different students and gender discussions in proctor groups and in house dining halls can pave the way. The burden for the committee will be to translate the ideas and complaints that arise behind their closed doors into programs which will become stepping...
...promoting Radcliffe programs, have long said that Harvard uses the continued existence of Radcliffe as an excuse for not looking closely at the needs of women. As much as I love Radcliffe, it is not currently meeting the very real needs of the countless women whose academic and extracurricular lives are not centered in Agassiz House. We need strong women in our Harvard classrooms and our Harvard activities to inspire us--not to replace the men who fill that capacity now, but to supplement them. We need to feel that the whole campus is a safe, comfortable place...