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...While the Calendar Reform Act proposed a revamped calendar for the 2008-2009 academic year, change may not come so fast. “My sense is that if we were to decide it this year, it would probably take two years to implement,” said Secretary of the Faculty David B. Fithian. Gross, too, said it would take at least a year or two for changes to be put in place...
...This is a promising step that they are taking,” Haddock said in an interview yesterday. “I hope that Gross is willing to put money behind this kind of thing.” The recently enacted UC proposal also seeks to implement a system in which students would help to create a centralized list of course readings. “The Faculty wants to save students money on books already,” Petersen said. “But they are burdened by this complicated system and deserve to be empowered with a College-wide...
After the Task Force on General Education released its final report earlier this year, we were optimistic about the creation of a vibrant, flexible, and student-friendly general education system that would not merely be the Core version 2.0. Yet the proposed legislation to implement the new system has largely dashed our hopes. By leaving out critical details, the draft legislation has passed the buck to a new committee, the decisions of which could very well leave students with another lackluster and dispiriting general education system.One of the most prominent—and in our view the most important?...
...invest in them. We ask Harvard to divest only when a company meets four stringent criteria: 1) It has a business relationship with the Sudanese government or is involved in a government-created project; 2) It fails to benefit civilians outside of the government; 3) It fails to implement a substantial corporate governance policy regarding the crisis in Darfur; and 4) It fails to respond to attempts at shareholder engagement...
...unending passion for undergraduate education and a dedication to improving the quality of student experience at the College? Above all, what undergraduate students most want from Faust is an advocate and a pioneer. We want a president who understands the value of an undergraduate education and who will implement the new General Education with an eye to what will best serve students. We want a president who believes that faculty responsibilities extend beyond the realm of a research lab and into the realm of teaching and advising. We want a president who sees college not simply as an academic experience...