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...original announcement laid out the general calendar with classes beginning earlier in September, moving fall exams before winter break, and ending the academic year in May. But beyond that, many choices were left to each faculty, particularly with regard to the January term, or “J-term...
...Across Harvard’s nine graduate schools, the J-term represents an opportunity to engage students in intensive short-term courses and to allow them to travel abroad, though most schools expect to make the three-week winter term optional...
...first phases of thinking about January,” wrote Joseph L. Badaracco, senior associate dean and chair of the MBA program at the Business School, in an e-mailed statement. He added that the school has not yet decided whether to make the J-term mandatory...
...also said the J-term would be an opportunity to expand existing programs, such as the Immersion Experiences, which allow students to conduct field work throughout the world, and to experiment with new offerings such as mini-courses, team activities, and experiential and field-based learning...
...Click said that at the committee’s most recent meeting, opinions were divided on whether students should receive credit for J-term classes...