Word: runarounds
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...realize connections among different fields and disciplines and--most importantly--to write well. I admit that Harvard is not fulfilling all of those ideals. Its Core curriculum, currently under scrutiny by a faculty-student committee, does not even include a survey class on Western civilization because of a bureaucratic runaround last year. Its Expository Writing program does not necessarily teach students how to write. And because of the heavy requirements for graduating with honors (History and Literature demands 16 courses, half the 32 needed for graduation), it is difficult to both navigate the burdensome Core and take a wide breadth...
...feel that students are being given the runaround, especially since the names of those on the committee still have not been announced. Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles said in a fax two weeks ago that he expected to make the appointments "next week." Friday, Knowles' administrative assistant referred an inquiry to either Verba's office or the office of Susan W. Lewis, director of the Core program. Verba was out of town, but his administrative assistant also redirected the query to Lewis' office. Lewis referred questions back to Knowles, saying that she thought the Dean would announce...
...been getting a lot of runaround," Jamalluddin says. "They say they're doing a lot, but we're not very high on their list of priorities."CrimsonAllison WordbergCambridge resident MUSTAFA NUYIBAD...
...Right now, we [Raza] are not as active concerning this as three years back," Contreras says. "The administration has given us the runaround. I'm sure that this has frustrated some and made them stop fighting...
...They've been responsive in that they will get back to us, but in terms of meeting our demands, they've been less responsive," Tom says. "Often times their responses is to direct us to another administrator, which can often feel like we're getting the runaround...