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...following year’s CUE Guide. Even more amazingly, the FAS failed to modify this policy when the issue was discussed at a Faculty meeting this spring. The comments of some professors at that meeting demonstrate the gaping disconnect that exists between the Faculty and the student body. Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 offered a comment that was as notable for its arrogance as it was for its disregard for undergraduate education: “Course evaluations introduce the rule of the less wise over the more wise, of students over professors...
...have only rarely encountered instances of dishonest student behavior. Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry emeritus Elias J. Corey writes in an e-mail that in his 39 years of teaching at the University, he has never seen any undergraduate or graduate student cheat.Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, Kenan professor of government, writes in an e-mail that in over 40 years, he has only encountered two instances of plagiarism in his courses. “I remember once hearing someone say, ‘You are not a professor until you have clapped your hand on the shoulder...
...have their courses evaluated and have the results published in the Guide.At the May 2 Faculty meeting, Gross proposed that CUE evaluations be required for all courses with at least five students. The measure met fierce resistance from many faculty members including Professor of German Peter J. Burgard and Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the latter claiming that “course evaluations introduce the rule of the less wise over the more wise, of students over professors.” (The Faculty narrowly voted to postpone a vote on Gross’ proposal...
...hotness part to me is just human nature,” he said. “Of course, some people argue that if you’re smart and you give a good lecture, you’re sexy.” Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, who was an outspoken critic of plans to make CUE Guide ratings compulsory for most classes at a recent Faculty meeting, said that the study’s results were “shocking” but “unsurprising...
...will be able to do this and some won’t...That’s a tradeoff we had to make in terms of moving ahead quickly.”Students planning on completing secondary fields will not be required to include them on their plans of study, Kenan said.—Staff writer Lois E. Beckett can be reached at lbeckett@fas.harvard.edu.—Staff writer Johannah S. Cornblatt can be reached at jcornbl@fas.harvard.edu...