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While Harvard students face a 35-member committee, comparable bodies at many of the University’s peer institutions are typically much smaller...
There were no multi-billionaire CEOs or former U.S. presidents on hand, but a graduating class of 17 Harvard students was all smiles Tuesday night after becoming the College’s newest Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers (DAPAs). At just over 15 months old, the DAPA program is still young and evolving—but holding strong to the belief that peer advisers are the best vehicles for distribution of alcohol safety information to the Harvard community. “This is such an exciting program because the students are here completely voluntarily,” says lead DAPA...
...Several peer institutions—such as the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University—offer activity-based learning programs, according to Boes...
...It’s obviously a nice honor and recognition by your peers. In science and engineering research, your peer recognition is almost the most important thing...
Unfortunately, Harvard’s pass-fail option has changed little since then. It was revolutionary in 1967, before the introduction of similar programs at some peer institutions like Brown and Princeton, but it is unimpressive today. Though students can supposedly opt for as many pass-fail courses as they want (though rarely more than one per semester), concentration credit policy is still subject to departmental whims...