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This spring the Faculty will debate the merits of a January term (J-Term) and the Governing Board will be the final arbiter of its fate. Due to a strong desire to align the University’s multiple calendars, the end of January finals seems all but inevitable. Still, for the past year, the question of whether to institute a J-Term has been handled separately from the larger calendar changes. There is much wisdom in this approach because, although students may never agree on whether January finals are preferable, students can unite in their opposition to the misguided...
While considering how to implement a J-term at Harvard, Conley’s committee is looking at universities around the world—even as far as New Zealand...
...students have enjoyed a form of J-term called the Independent Activities Period (IAP) for almost 35 years, according to Michael Bergren, assistant dean for academic and research initiatives. The term starts on the first Monday of January and lasts four weeks. “This separate period—where people can do something different academically—provides flexibility in how we learn and how we teach,” he says...
According to Dudley J. Doane, director of the Summer School and January Term, due to an immovable calendar system, the newly planned J-term will last from Jan. 3 to the 13, translating to approximately 40 total hours of class time...
Like the discussion of the proposed Harvard J-term, UVA’s program is designed to encourage students to go abroad and to allow for greater student flexibility. “We wanted to create…more opportunities for travel with faculty, and more interdisciplinary work, but there was little flexibility in our current schedule,” Ayers says...