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...study group for undergraduates as part of an effort to reach out to the College. That morning, The Crimson printed an editorial that seemed to suggest that the CID be dissolved "utterly and completely" because of its similarities to its predecessor, the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). After recalling the scandal that brought down the HIID, the editorial questioned "how much good" the CID does undergraduates, claiming that "research done by HIID staff was never passed directly to graduate or undergraduate students." Though The Crimson corrected its mistake the following day, the CID deserves a stronger defense...
...more than a little dismayed by comments in your editorial, "A Difference of Nomenclature" (Editorial, Oct. 4). Applauding the closure of the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), you questioned the opening of the new Center for International Development (CID) under not-so-new management. I can't comment on the effectiveness or propriety of either organization, as I'm a new arrival to the school. However, new or not, I do feel qualified to respond to your short-sighted comment, "We wonder how much good such organizations do for us in the first place...
...alumnus of the College and a former employee of the HIID, I found lamentable The Crimson's editorial "A Difference of Nomenclature" (Editorial, Oct. 4). It demonstrated not only a profound misunderstanding of basic facts but terribly misguided reasoning...
Contrary to your claim, research at HIID was, in fact, "directly passed to graduate [and] undergraduate students." For years, virtually all of the courses taught on development issues throughout the University (including the economics department, the Kennedy School of Government, and the School of Public Health) have been taught by staff of either HIID...
Worse than simply misunderstanding the facts, you misread the role and value of both organizations. HIID served as a link between Harvard and the world, transferring some of its enormous expertise to billions of people living in developing countries, and in turn providing researchers and students throughout the University with real-world information and real-life experience...