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Departments and schools are a necessary administrative device, and in some cases the original logic of disciplines and departments is powerful and worth preserving. But as the recent restructurings of biology and anthropology have suggested, a century-old logic is not necessarily a logic that best promotes research, teaching, and...
When it comes to student life, good intentions are one thing, but good execution is another. This year saw the introduction of many new initiatives, among which were the green campus campaign, the Harvard Task Force on the Arts, the Report on Harvard Housing Renewal, and exciting plans for calendar...
What is sometimes even more difficult to change than our views are the internal “choice rules” that we hold. In some way, many of us have learned the most not from texts and lectures, but by observing our reactions to them and by becoming aware...
In recent weeks, America—or at least its punditocracy—has also reflected upon the early days of the Obama administration, and asked similar questions. What have we learned? What can we expect for the future?
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard College has striven over the past four years to impart on us a breadth and depth of knowledge that few institutions of higher learning could rival. From freshman seminars to sophomore tutorials to senior theses, we have all worked incredibly hard in...