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Students were quickly made aware of its fraudulence through e-mails over House and extracurricular lists that explained that the address from which the e-mail was sent did not match Gross’s actual e-mail address. Furthermore, the IP (Internet Protocol) address of both prank e-mails were the same, indicating that the two e-mails were sent from the same computer...
...that Harvard’s academic offerings can alienate students from classroom learning rather than engaging them.“Concluding in turn that many faculty are not really interested in them, too many of our undergraduates take a passive stance toward the classroom and turn their passions toward extracurricular pursuits,” the report reads.In proposing solutions to these problems, the report steers clear of mandating specific class structures or pedagogical approaches. “It would be a fantasy to suggest that all Harvard students are going to take all small classes,” Skocpol said...
...Concluding in turn that many faculty are not really interested in them, too many of our undergraduates take a passive stance toward the classroom and turn their passions toward extracurricular pursuits,” the report reads...
...Good teachers could choose to instruct younger or less effective teachers in methods they themselves have found successful. They could be offered coveted living situations, either in the role of House Master or in local real estate, or could be invited to chair committees on undergraduate education and extracurricular life...
...Harvard ought to scrap the current calendar once and for all, moving reading period, final papers, and final exams before winter vacation. A winter break of less than two weeks is simply not enough to rejuvenate the student body after a grueling semester of cram sessions, all-nighters, and extracurricular meetings. Life at Harvard, as at any demanding college, is stressful. More time to spend with family, in bed, or just existing outside Harvard’s Ivy gates, would do wonders for the collective sanity of the College. With papers and exams to worry about, many Harvard students barely...