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...Ph.D. student Alp Simsek, whom economics professor Jeremy C. Stein called “the most sought-after person on the economics job market this year,” will join the economics department as an assistant professor next fall...
...straight ‘C’ student,” Ellison says without hesitation...
...remember him to be one of the very best students I have ever had in my 31-year career. He had a wonderful attitude and a great aptitude for learning as an older undergrad student,” wrote Steven M. Fettke, who is still a professor at Southeastern, in an e-mail...
Large classes and limited teacher-student interaction have long beleaguered Harvard’s largest concentration, and bringing back seminars is clearly a step in the right direction. Ideally, students will have greater opportunities to substantively connect with their peers and instructors, in a more intimate class environment. However, the number of seminars—which decreased relative to years past—and their relatively large size limit the benefits students can derive from such courses. Offering more seminars with smaller class sizes within the department should be a priority for the College...
Since six seminars will be offered next year, participation is clearly limited to only a fraction of each class of students. Economics—the largest department at Harvard, with over 700 concentrators—is already understaffed, with large student-to-faculty ratios and unwelcomingly massive lecture courses. More seminars, with as small or smaller enrollment, should be added to supplement the curriculum of students who often do not receive the personal attention present in other departments. Indeed, the academic development of economics concentrators is especially important given the barrage of economic issues prevalent today, and students should have...