Word: summered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Buck's report maintains that Summer School courses "are chosen with two criteria in mind: 'Do they satisfy Harvard's academic standards?' [and] `Do they meet demonstrable student interest...
...Buck's report to the Faculty Council, he listed the summer program's priorities as follows: first, to make Harvard's resources available to a broader range of people; second, to give financial assistance for minorities, economically underprivileged people, women interested in science and Boston secondary school teachers; and third, to make money...
While Faculty Council members say that the report met no opposition in the meeting when it was discussed, many professors say some of their colleagues believe the Summer School places too much emphasis on moneymaking. Specifically, they point to the full Faculty discussion last fall when the school's role was taken...
...Summer School] has been around a long time. People recognize that, and it is generally favorably regarded," says Brendan A. Maher, dean of the Graduate School of Arts Sciences...
...Summer School courses are regarded by the faculty as of the same caliber [as courses during the academic year]," Maher adds, refering to another commonly heard criticism of the Summer School--that its course offerings are less than rigorous...