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...month, the Provost’s Committee on Biodefense Research and Regulations will be issuing a report that promises Harvard’s first clear, in-depth and extensively discussed stance on research under new national security legislation...
Fortunately, Harvard teaches its undergraduates to be a lot smarter than monkeys. But all too often, in the social sciences at least, Harvard doesn’t force its students to do much more than parrots. Social science courses all too often reward superficial repetition rather than in-depth, original scholarship...
...asks for the significance of the battle of Gettysburg to a course on war and politics. If you think that’s difficult to explain in five minutes, well, you’re right. Of course, professors don’t really expect students to go into an in-depth analysis—but that’s precisely the problem. We’re only expected to parrot back the basic arguments and corresponding authors that have been drummed into our heads during lectures. Doing the reading isn’t even necessary to ace midterms; omnipresent...
...digested a bit in one stomach, regurgitated briefly to be considered again, and finally swallowed. And the hated “response paper,” which asks students to reflect on the week’s reading in one short page, makes no pretense of requiring any in-depth knowledge or thought...
...Training proctors and residential advisors will be extremely valuable; first-years, who are extremely vulnerable to sexual assault and less familiar with university administration, should feel comfortable talking to their advisors about these issues. Training preceptors, prefects and TFs can also be valuable, but it should not distract from in-depth training for the residential advisors. Centralizing information on a single website like “help.harvard.edu” will also be beneficial in ensuring that students can reach the appropriate resources. Emergency information should include sexual assault response information and be posted in every room on campus...