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...House at half the level of the other Houses. But now that HoCos’ funding is no longer supplemented by House dues—and their UC allocations are so much higher—the tradition of granting Dudley House half of the other Houses’ share ought to end. The UC’s decision to grant Dudley House $2,250—half of what other undergraduate houses are given—is financially irresponsible and logically nonsensical...
Students come to Harvard seeking an outstanding education, and many are disappointed. For undergraduate teaching to become the priority that it ought to be, it is essential that professors have measures of their success as teachers. And while students may not be qualified to judge the content of a professor’s scholarship—that is not the goal of course evaluations—students must be the primary judges of a professor’s teaching abilities. One does not need a doctorate to determine whether a professor is well-organized, whether she can present a coherent...
...undergraduate instruction. The first shortcoming—hiring faculty without regard to instruction—must change for this goal to be reached. But nothing will change until, at the very least, the University requires professors to open their ears to students. And Harvard’s next president ought to make sure they listen...
...many of Harvard’s schools on their financial aid Web sites is Citibank. Harvard should offer its students a more comprehensive picture of the range of options available to them, and in this spirit, the University should take action on two fronts: First, the graduate schools ought to compile and distribute data about private lenders unprivileged by preferred status; and second, a written policy should be published on financial aid Web sites stating that the University and its officials will reject kickback payments and other gifts as part of transparent negotiation processes. Only by doing so will students...
...Core Curriculum, the Task Force’s thinking goes, focuses too strongly on “ways of knowing” and too little on actual knowledge. So far so good; there is undoubtedly a certain breadth and depth of knowledge that every graduate ought to have...