Word: summered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, I came to Harvard Summer School a Republican and left a Democrat. I guess I'm a walking parody of President Bush's worst fears about the transforming power of Harvard's liberal boutique...
...ostensible purpose at the summer school, I really didn't learn much from my coursework at all. I never made an effort to go to my professors' office hours or delve into the ideas beyond the normal coursework. Looking back, I lost out by not approaching my professors because Summer School faculty are usually very accessible...
Real Harvard professors are too busy to teach summer school. Senior faculty spend the summer jetting around the world and having lunch with top government officials. Junior professors spend the summer months frantically attempting to churn out the reams of published material you need to get a lifetime post here...
...fill the breach, a motley and eclectic crew called the Summer School faculty steps in. Gathered from a variety of colleges, they all come here to teach, a motivation found in only a handful of Real Harvard faculty...
...nature of the faculty aside, however, the real education at Harvard Summer School comes from getting accustomed to new people and a new town. They don't call it Camp Harvard for nothing. The workload is very light (there's no way in hell it constitutes a full semester load), and academic obligations never precluded me from exploring the city...