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...only allowed students to apply by invitation. Although it has moved away from these exclusive origins, some of the dilemmas the Freshman Seminar Program faces today echo its early challenges. Now on the eve of its 50th anniversary, the issues of selection and enrollment that were apparent in the program??s initial yearlong pilot run still persist.GROWING PAINSThe Freshman Seminar Program was introduced in the 1959-1960 academic year to provide first-years with the experience of small-group instruction by Harvard faculty members.Traditionally, the program offered 30 seminars each year. Since 2000, the program has grown exponentially...
...Some programs, such as the academically rigorous Intensive Studies Program??in which accelerated courses are offered to students—at the Kennedy-Longfellow School and the Andrew Peabody School could contribute to the divergent results between the test scores of schools that have the programs and those that...
...friendships with prisoners, which give them insights into both the workings of the penitentiary system and the role of social circumstance in life choices. As a result, the program “challenges the notions we have about human value,” says Bonsey. But even with the program??s regulations and difficulties, relationships with prisoners occasionally continue in surprising and inspiring ways: “I had a crazy moment actually this week, when I was on the bus back from prison, and the woman that I tutored last year...
...letter also stressed the possibility of slowing construction projects or reevaluating “staffing levels,” and Forst confirmed that the University will reevaluate the scope and pace of every major capital program??including Allston expansion plans and House renovations at the College...
...part of back-to-back Ivy League titles is a pretty special experience, and not too many people get to be a part of.”In contemporary times, it’s truly a once-in-a-generation accomplishment for Harvard football. The generation began with a program??s changing face, the emergence of Murphy as one of the Crimson’s all-time great coaches, and a new standard of dominance in the Ivy League.And though there are a few more wins, a few more accolades, and a few more trophies, that generation will...