Word: inputs
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...asked for greater input into decisions involving students--like advising and student support--but were told that the problem was outside the jurisdiction of the central administration because decisions were usually made on a department-by-department basis...
Although the two reports were prepared entirely independently and with different sources of input, they both came to the conclusion that Harvard students need to know more about quantitative methods. This is not such an unreasonable conclusion given the current tilt in the Core toward the humanities, but one that is likely to elicit a negative reaction from many undergraduates. This is because most people simply do not like math. To a majority of the population (even at Harvard), the word can prompt feelings of terror, fear and even disgust. Indeed, it is a disturbing national trend that ignorance...
...past, we have stood consistently against policies, such as randomization, that severely, restrict student choice with regard to living situations. Similarly, we are now concerned about the new house transfer policy, one which has gone a step further in undermining students' ability to have even a bare minimum of input regarding where they will live...
Students should have at least some say in an issue that affects their daily lives to the extent that housing does. Total randomization, whether in initial house placement or in house transfer, denies students that input. The substantial number of students who have requested to transfer houses in past years makes it clear just how important housing is for a student's quality of life. The three categories employed by the new procedure, randomized singles, groups and sponsored singles or pairs, are not responsive to the multitude of circumstances under which a student may want to switch houses. Many students...
...adds that several forums for undergraduate input will be held in the weeks following Spring Recess...