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...books for their research projects, and cloistered away on the fifth floor of Lamont for days constructing fifteen to twenty-page arguments about the role of France in the American Revolution, or any other subject that instructors deem worthy of discussion in the final paper. In leafing through the syllabi of Harvard’s many courses, you’ll find that final papers and projects are due as early in reading period as May 6, or as late in the game as May 18. These final assignments, especially when students are expected to complete them for more than...
...have been very constructive,” he said. But Karim noted that at the University of Oregon, she began seeing messages with “Hey you” and “Yo” as the salutation, leading her to insert the gentle reminder in her syllabi. While she encourages students to meet with her and to ask “relevant questions” over e-mail, Karim expressed some concerns about the impact of e-mail on the professor-student relationship. In this modern age of the internet, “professors are often seen...
...successful, the Harvard College Curricular Review will transform introductory courses from the narrowly focused Core designed to teach a “way of knowing” into a sweeping, interdisciplinary intellectual odyssey. In order to do so, however, changes must go beyond a mere shuffling of syllabi and involve fundamental changes in pedagogy. We believe this will require reform in Harvard’s stringent policies on hiring full-time teachers.On this page, we have repeatedly maligned the Core Curriculum and endorsed the recommendation of the review’s Committee on General Education, in which students would...
...stuff from now on, too, so as to not put her on the defensive and to illustrate that these are equally beneficial, and not just your dictates. Regarding the missing money, be completely sure that it is missing and not just under that pile of clothes or unread syllabi or cold pack from UHS or newspaper clippings from home about your father’s band, “Mid-Life Crisis.” Underneath the clutter lies some type of flooring and potentially your lost money. Money is an extremely touchy subject and accusing someone of taking...
...terms of cultural history, it’s an important moment.” John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences Jason Kaufman, who teaches Sociology 153: “Media and the American Mind,” sees the trend towards pop culture inclusions on syllabi as both a relief and a duty.“Just because we’re Harvard professors doesn’t mean we don’t like shitty movies and TV,” he says. “It’s intellectually and academically irresponsible to ignore...