Word: systemic
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After graduating from secondary school, John was admitted to Harvard’s class of 2008. As is common in the British school system, he deferred for a year. During his gap year, John worked for IBM and traveled throughout Southeast Asia...
...It’s kind of a one-size-fits-all system,” he said, “It wasn’t very productive for me.” On his leaves, John met the standard requirement to demonstrate stability by holding a paying job. In fact, he took on several jobs in succession; he spent nine months working in a sheet metal factory, bartended, and taking on other temporary employment in Massachusetts. But while he was meeting the College’s expectations, he wasn’t addressing its academic concerns...
When Lisa returned to Harvard, she sought care outside of UHS, citing mixed and, at times, negative experiences with the strained system. But after the 12 visits allowed under Harvard insurance, she had to pay her new therapist out of her own pocket. “It was expensive. Eventually I couldn’t pay for it anymore,” she said...
...interest as chair of TTF is to make sure that any future policies prioritize the needs of gender-nonconforming students,” she says, adding that the current case-by-case basis system is successful in fulfilling most needs...
Associate Dean of Student Life Joshua G. McIntosh says there was some debate about placing students with gender-based needs in Houses that could better accommodate their needs architecturally, but that the OSL ruled to maintain the current housing lottery system...