Word: teaching
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...School did say it would pursue some ofthe BLSA demands. As Vorenberg announced in astatement and at a faculty meeting, the Law Schoolagreed to examine the possibility of creating agraduate fellowship to encourage minority studentsto teach law, ask Byrne Professor ofAdministrative Law Clark Byse to advise minoritystudents interested in teaching law, addressconcerns of minority professors about living inthe Boston area, consider ways to increase studentinvolvement in faculty appointment committees, and"continue to give high priority to minorityhiring...
...also represent a way for the administration to put off action in favor of yet more years of study and vague goals. The Law School protest was met with a vow to "continue to give high priority to minority hiring" and promises to consider ways to encourage minorities to teach law--no concrete actions. The problems are clear--there are not enough women and minorities being hired and not a conducive climate towards keeping them here. It's up to the University to stop pontificating from on high and take direct action...
...teaching is another way in which I carry on what I was doing in the '60s. I teach about the nature of things in such a way as to clarify the conditions and possibilities for change...
...true that graduate students teach all the undergraduate courses at Harvard...
While graduate students are clearly integral cogs in Harvard's undergraduate education wheel, the question remains whether Harvard is giving these teaching fellows enough guidance and training in return. Academic graduate schools focus on producing good scholars and educators, but both the undergraduates who attend sections and outside observers are concerned that Harvard is failing in the latter goal; Harvard may not be teaching graduate students how to teach...