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Most importantly, the College must support one of the strongest financial aid programs in the country. Compared to the 70 percent that receive financial aid in a full class at Harvard, the Z-list has little more than 14 percent of its members on aid of any kind. Although Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 denies economic motivation behind Z-list decisions, the financial security of those on the list suggests otherwise. But if it is the case that these students are a financial asset to the College, than they are as equally...
...Although Harvard is an astonishing place on multiple levels, the College cannot be asked to perform economic miracles. The substantial money Harvard spends on progressive initiatives has to originate somewhere. Harvard thrives financially because it has a wealthy network of benefactors and supporters who believe in its cause. Those who donate generously to this mission are friends of the institution and must be treated as such if we expect to continue leading the academic world. Sometimes this source of funding does not appear as noble or progressive to us as the places where the funds ultimately end. But we must...
...It’s a real coup for Harvard,” said Susan J. Pharr, a professor of Japanese politics. Howell will be joining History Professor Andrew D. Gordon ’74 and Assistant Professor of History Ian J. Miller, who are also Japan historians. He will be replacing Professor Harold Bolitho, a former professor of Japanese History who focused on early modern Japan...
...really nice guy who students will gravitate towards in a big way,” Hardacre said. At Harvard, Howell will teach a course for undergraduates focusing on Japan during the Tokugawa Period. He will also co-teach a General Education course that will likely be called Societies of the World 13: “Japan: Tradition and Transformation,” said Gordon, who will teach the course with Howell. Howell will give the lectures for the first-half of the course about early modern Japan...
...course about the city of Edo, which was renamed Tokyo in 1868, Howell said. Although Howell will probably not be able to teach a freshman seminar for three or four years, he said he would like to teach a freshman seminar on the samurai or on Edo at Harvard...