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...simply not done an acceptable job of executing campus-wide events for Harvard College during the past year. At the expense of large scale programming, the CEB has focused far too much of its energy on small-scale events that fail to fulfill its mission of fostering undergraduate identity. Neglecting its promise of two to three campus-wide events per semester, the CEB decided against replacing the rained-out pep rally with another major event. Instead, the CEB devoted its attention to small-scale events—the “Freshmen Costume Catwalk?...
...Board’s purpose, as described in its annual ”Guide for Students,” is to foster the educational and personal development of undergraduates. While the board does administer punitive decisions, many of its members are quick to distinguish it from the legal system—citing the educational value of students coming before the board to learn about the consequences of their actions...
...becomes a sort of secret science,” Ryan says of less common fields of study, “some knowledge that you have access to that others don’t.”Head Tutor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of Folklore and Mythology Deborah Foster, who herself studied African folklore traditions, encourages students to use the concentration to explore their interests. “What we can do,” Foster says of her concentration and others of its size, “is listen to what the student is interested...
...members of the Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment interviewed in the video, a sustainable farm will prepare students for the future of agriculture. “We need to start preparing our students and our faculty to embrace and foster the kind of transition that we think we’re seeing, and be ready to know how to grow food locally and in urban setting,” Assistant Director Kathleen Frith says in the video. Frith and the center’s director, 1985 Nobel Peace Prize winner Eric Chivian...
...time or the skill to compete at a varsity level, but who nonetheless seek the benefits of being on a sports team—in the past, an estimated 900 students—may find it difficult to do so because of Harvard’s failure to foster a strong club sports program through adequate funding. The status quo is lamentable because club sports play an important role in the undergraduate experience. Especially now, during Mental Health Awareness Month, Harvard should recognize that club sports provide an opportunity for undergraduate social interaction and a much-needed break from academic...