Word: herschbach
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...Georgene Herschbach, former director of Special Programs, became the new registrar of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences--perhaps Harvard's most overworked and undernoticed administrator...
...dating back to 1914. But among the Nobel Laureates still teaching at Harvard are Higgins Professor of Physics Sheldon L. Glashow; Gade University Professor Nicolaas Bloembergen--another physicist and one of the most vocal academic opponents to President Reagan's Star Wars program; Baird Professor of Science Dudley R. Herschbach, one of the most accessible professors at the University; and Loeb University Professor Walter Gilbert, chair of the Biology Department...
...Before, our advanced standing program needed to be nourished by setting a lower standard even though three AP credits only equals threefourths of an academic year," said Herschbach...
...would prefer to require that advanced standing candidates post-pone their decision until they've completed a semester at Harvard so that they can make more of an informed decision," Herschbach said. "However, students who feel certain will continue to be allowed to decide immediately upon enrollment...
...Group III is an accessible academic standard," said Herschbach. "At the end of the '87-'88 academic year, 88.5 percent of all first-year advanced standing students had averaged Group III or better...