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Cohen also credited the University’s new College Fellow Program—instituted this past year—with providing several students with a means of support for the coming year...
Nathanael Andrade—who specializes in ancient history—is one of the eight current college fellows who received a tenure-track position for next year. Andrade, who will work at West Virginia University in the fall, says that his time as a fellow this past year made him “a more marketable candidate from the perspective of search committees,” as he was able to design his own syllabi and teach his own courses—two experiences many graduate students never have before applying for jobs...
...campus—doing nothing. Looking back over my college career, I can’t say that my time on campus hasn’t been positively influenced by my participation in activities and classes. But as much as any lecture or activity over the past four years, my experiences with idleness have greatly shaped my time at Harvard...
...probably six of the least productive hours of my Harvard career, but also six of the most memorable. Sure, neither of us bolstered our resumes that day or accomplished anything worthy of a prize, but that afternoon still sticks out as one of my best of the past four years...
...many, idleness represents a waste of precious minutes better spent involved in yet another campus activity. But without those purposeless moments spent with friends on the banks of the Charles River, I would not have been able to appreciate the significance of my other activities here over the past four years. Indeed, the very act of doing nothing is what reminds us that doing something is fulfilling. If we, as students, spend all of our time running from activity to activity, we fail to see where our true passions lie. Moreover, we run the risk of burning...