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...themselves in person. Currently, students are only given that option “in cases where formal disciplinary action is possible.” That means that a student under academic review is frequently limited to a written statement. All interactions with the Ad Board are handled by a student??s appointed advocate, generally his or her Resident Dean.This is an egregious exclusion. As accountable adults, students who may be asked to take a leave of absence for academic reasons should be permitted to answer for their record. Moreover, a student is often his or her best advocate...
...However, what I want to focus on is the personal aspect of this particular brand of poverty, from a student??s perspective. We often talk about homelessness in broad terms, the real facts are more than just numbers—it’s people. No matter what we may think about their work ethic, no matter what people may say about how they got in that situation, they are still sleeping outside at night...
...claims to be “far from a Harvard student??—how do you think you’d stack up in the Ivy League...
Harvard’s system, which requires a hard copy of each student??s study card to be signed by a litany of advisers, is inconvenient for students. Yet we put up with it because having to get signatures ensures that the professors, department heads, and advisers are aware of our plans for the semester...
...that immediately face students from a foreign country, FIP helps internationals obtain social security numbers, bank accounts, and cell phones, and also introduces them to the Cambridge and Boston area through a variety of trips, including one to Fenway Park for a Red Sox game.It can be an international student??s first introduction to American culture, and without the socially engaging, diverse FIP leadership staff, the process of adjustment would be vastly more difficult. “I was a FIP refugee,” Gong says.Despite being denied access to the program, Gong remained undaunted and successfully...