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Now that President Rudenstine's term is drawing to close, we should be grateful to him for many things, and especially for the money he has raised and the sparkling condition of our buildings and grounds. But it also has to be said that his time has been marked by...
Another caveat is that most classes here test knowledge through essays. Even in biology or chemistry, one will be confronted with short-answer explanations or molecules that must be synthesized from scratch. However, students at large public universities often take tests in multiple-choice format, a fundamental difference in testing...
As a senior pre-med History of Science concentrator with roommates who are concentrating in Social Studies and Philosophy, I have seen a wide array of classes and feel that I have learned the Harvard system. Sometimes students do work very hard for top grades; sometimes we do little or...
"In bureaucratic places, for people who don't have tenure, their grading is very much influenced," Thernstrom says. "If they don't have high enough ratings, they fear they are not going to get promoted."
Another point of contention is the persistent chorus of "Anything the Core can do, departments can do better." We disagree. By virtue of the Core program's oversight, Core courses are reviewed for consistency in grading policies and student workload. Students benefit from Core resources that may not be available...