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...clear what effect these changes will have on undergraduate life at Harvard. Certainly, with the removal of Lewis, the College has lost an advocate for extracurricular activity on campus and a proponent of social relaxation time for students. In his letter to incoming first-years this summer, “Slow Down: Getting More out of Harvard by Doing Less,” Lewis writes: “flexibility in your schedule, unstructured time in your day, and evenings spent with your friends rather than your books are all, in a larger sense, essential for your education...
...person who is leading the first review of undergraduate education in nearly 30 years, Dick Gross will oversee and support the academic and extracurricular life of Harvard College students,” Kirby said in a press release. “He has emerged as a thoughtful and astute advocate for undergraduate education at Harvard...
Still, film outside VES is alive, with extracurricular organizations such as the Journal of Cinematic Studies and the Dudley House Film Society. Scattered students, Newkirk included, shoot their own independent films...
...parent of a Harvard junior, I am concerned about University President Lawrence H. Summers’ apparent belief that there is too much emphasis on extracurricular activities and not enough slavish devotion to academics (Column, “Debunking 'Camp Harvard',” March...
...will one day be society’s leaders. These qualities are developed through their interaction with each other both inside and outside of the classroom. My son has worked extremely hard in class and I am proud of his academic achievements; however, I am equally proud of his extracurricular and social activities which, I feel, are making him a better person and a better representative of what Harvard should want a Harvard graduate to be perceived...