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University President Lawrence H. Summers is an attention-getter. Unfortunately, one year after his arrival, it seems that it’s mostly for the wrong reasons. Summers, who has put himself out to interact with students and focus on the College—things his predecessor was severely criticized for not doing—has nevertheless failed to create a positive image among the student body. He’s put himself on the line, and for some reason, it’s not working...
It’s not that complicated a reason, actually, but it is a big problem and growing. While Summers regularly goes to the Houses and Undergraduate Council meetings, seeking out student interaction in a way that few administrators have done in recent memory, the points he’s getting for it are negated by his rather unusual personal style. Students who interact with him complain that he doesn’t make eye contact. He fidgets. These may seem like minor quibbles, but they’re indicative of a much bigger issue: Summers has brought students...
Coupled with these more formal proposals, the report also suggests House-based race initiatives as a way of informally providing students, tutors and Faculty with increased awareness of ethnicity. As a recent Crimson survey found that more people interact with those of other races in the Houses than anywhere else, initiatives like these have a great deal of promise. The recommendation seeks to strengthen and elucidate the role of each House’s race relations tutor. Many Houses already have successful pre-med, business awareness and sexuality issue tutors who, via House events, call attention to their interests. Likewise...
While the expense of such a program is clearly immense, students believe that this should not stop Harvard from creating more space on campus for art with which the community can interact on a daily basis. Goldstein wrote in an e-mail, “It is necessary to provide places in which public art can be properly situated, and it is essential that these not be restricted areas because by the very nature of public art, context is a key component.” Meghan M. Brown ’05, another of the “Place...
Kloppenberg was described by those who nominated him as a teacher who sought to interact personally with as many students as he could...