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Thomas Professor of Government and of Sociology Theda Skocpol, who habitually teaches small classes and advises many theses, says contact with students can be a double-edged sword...
...Between Oct. 1 and Christmas it gets overwhelming," Skocpol says. "It takes about a day a week--a really substantial amount of time--and it is beginning to spread out to other times of the year...
Kishlansky and Skocpol say they have noticed an increase in requests over the last few years, particularly because so many applications within the Harvard system require recommendations. Kishlansky says this makes an onerous task only harder...
...Many undergraduates are going to be veryimpressed," Skocpol says. "[Burden and Campbell]are articulate and engaging and likely to arouseinterest in the classroom...
...Harvard faculty are required to teach andparticipate in the University, which is notrequired at other schools--Harvard's leavepolicies are less generous," Skocpol says...