Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...admiration for the Core Program stems not only from the underlying philosophy, but also from the way it has been implemented. It is a lively and cooperative undertaking. Extraordinary teachers have been brought into contact with freshmen. This offers a rich opportunity to those students while--just as important--stimulating a new vitality among many of the faculty...
Members of the Undergraduate Council Academic's Committee, who are also members of CUE, suggested that the College hold a "concentration fair" for freshmen at the beginning of April. Each department would set up a booth in Memorial Hall to provide information to students as the University now does for seniors at Career...
They also suggested asking upper-classmen to talk to freshmen about their concentrations...
...Academics Committee also asked that the College postpone meetings on concentrations until after spring break, so that "the now refreshed and rested freshmen [could] devote their complete attention to choosing their area of study." They said the current schedule forces students to think about their academic futures during the tumult of the housing lottery...
When most freshmen enter Johnston gate to begin their four years at Harvard, they tend to be mesmerized by the University and its surroundings...