Word: riesmans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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ATHLETES ARE SOMETIMES especially wounded by the Harvard environment, Riesman notes. "Many faculty members are antagonistic to athletes," he explained. "Even the successful varsity athlete, especially a football player," often feels "that he must prove that he is not merely an athlete...
...Houses have not done their job of bringing students into contact with their peers and with faculty members, Riesman said. In the Houses, "defensive or inertial enclaves" form, insulating their members from contact with other students, he explained...
...Riesman believes that Harvard must be made a more "supportive and nurturent" place. He sees a national trend towards more low-key schools like Brown, which recently instituted pass-fail grading on a wide scale...
...Houses are "the main route" to a more supportive Harvard Riesman said. He advocates a retreat from a full House system. Riesman would turn some of the Houses into dormitories, and run a few outstanding Houses with "scintillating" Masters. "The Masters, appointed for a short term, eliminating the idea of lifetime commitment, would give these Houses character. A House might specialize in something like natural science, music, and archaeology," Riesman explained...
...dormitory-Houses would be established in order to accommodate students preferring not to participate in House life, and because it would prove "impossible" to find 13 outstanding Masters. For some students, Riesman hopes, this handful of Houses will provide viable academic and social communities...