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But Mansfield—who writes about the merits of executive authority and has already voiced concerns about Harvard’s liberal tendencies—says that he does not see the need for any form of affirmative action when it comes to the selection of faculty members.
“It is important for students in the the College to work with faculty on the research that [faculty] are passionate about,” Hammonds says. “Working with faculty on their research is one of the benefits of attending a liberal arts college that...
Harvard undergraduates continue to be deeply embedded in the transformative, cutting-edge research and scholarship of our faculty. Our students become engaged in forging new discoveries and new ways of thinking in fields that bear on the world’s foremost challenges and opportunities, from renewable-energy policies, to...
Let’s consider an example drawn from the realm of public health. Science may explore the molecular details of how a virus like HIV spreads, uncover how HIV causes disease, and even design drugs that inhibit its replication. However, it is through the social sciences that we discover...
Interdisciplinarity does not replace deep and detailed engagement with individual fields; rather, it provides freshmen with an engaging context that motivates the in-depth pursuit of a particular science. Thus, not only does science belong as an integral part of a liberal-arts curriculum, but the fundamental principles of the...