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...Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Michael D. Smith recently confirmed that, at least next year, the number of course options to count toward General Education will be extremely limited. In the beginning, at least, it appears that the faculty can offer undergraduates no guarantees as to how many courses will count towards either requirement and when those courses will be offered in coming years...
...friend I could get my hands on. They, too, were often perplexed—“You seem to be right on the road to a fantastic career in journalism. Why not pursue that?” they asked. I crafted an answer and a cover letter to offer an explanation, and some of them even seemed convinced...
That feeling of subjugation, a positive plunge from the heights of academic superiority, is for the best. It’s rare to come upon opportunities that offer such a direct means of teaching ourselves humility. We are told that volunteering might war with our ego-centrism, but many programs place the volunteer in a level of hierarchical advantage, whether it’s as a teacher for an immigrant seeking citizenship or even as a van driver for helpless children. Volunteering is very often more concerned with bringing others up than with bringing oneself down to earth...
...theater as well as life. She points out that the seriousness that Harvard students bring to their work also influences their understanding of drama. At Harvard, Rodriguez says, students are more likely to view participation in a play as a chance to build a resumé. Elsewhere, theater offers an escape from practical concerns.“In Spain, for example, in the theatre you find that students play because they want to have fun, because they want something different,” she says. “They want a little bit of bohemia to separate from their academic...
...directors and actors, critical essays, and other features on cinema. Its subject matter ranges from independent, art-house films—Whitaker’s personal preference—to Oscar contenders and other blockbusters.“The idea is to produce a scholarly account of film, to offer a platform where students, professors, and professionals can all contribute,” Whitaker says. During her tenure as president, Whitaker articulated that vision and used it to substantially strengthen the content and staff of a magazine that Bruce Jenkins, former curator of the Harvard Film Archive, has called...