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...fact, the philosophy department has done a better job than most of recruiting visiting professors to fill gaps in its curriculum. But the department’s refusal to view its mission in terms of providing full exposure to a field is indicative of a deeply ingrained and problematic mindset both at Harvard and at other research universities; it is unquestioned law that faculty teach the courses they want to teach, regardless of whether those are the courses students need or want. In determining what courses to offer, departments and professors must bear in mind that the primary goal...
...charming, hands-off president who will leave each of the University’s many divisions to develop on their own provided, so to speak, the chair’s still standing. It’s also a horrible idea. Harvard has traditionally operated under this sort of decentralized mindset. Since its initial appearance in the early 1800s, the “every tub on it’s own bottom” mantra has been a mainstay of managerial philosophy, the catchphrase of a budgeting scheme in which each of the University’s multitude of sub-units...
...hundreds of students who spent time abroad in the last year. As with many of them, her experiences have proved valuable, but the transition back into undergraduate life hasn’t necessarily been easy. After months spent in another country, many students find themselves with a new mindset and a new set of values, perhaps in stark contrast to those of their college friends. Leaving the Harvard bubble can be easy enough, but re-entrance may prove more difficult.An Unwelcome ShiftThis fall, Datar returned to Harvard after months working in Cuddalore, a town in India. She says she believed...
...anyone can, and indeed should, adopt a similar mindset. Here we are, at the most self-important of all learning institutions. Why not have a self-important inner monologue about one’s familial destiny...
...Barroso says. "Nostalgia is not the most helpful attitude." Europe's current stasis is deceptive, he suggests, as deep transformations following the E.U.'s 2004 enlargement churn beneath the surface. "The change from 15 to 25 countries creates new circumstances, and it takes some time to adjust the mindset of the people. We're not only larger but more diverse. We have to come of age." Last year there was "some turbulence," Barroso concedes, as the referendums gave impetus to an anti-E.U. "populism." This year, he is convinced, pragmatism will prevail. "It's easy to put the blame...