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Despite the increased demand, Rankin said that OSAPR does not plan on hiring any new staff, though she said the Office’s educational specialist may have to deal with a larger percentage of victim services cases...
...wanted to do entering the weekend was to place in the top eight and ensure ourselves a place in the national semifinals,” Palmer said. “However, even though we were able to do that, the weekend was a bit disappointing, as we were in third place after the first day and struggled a bit during the second half of day two on Sunday...
...challenged the very notions of “gay” and “straight.” According to one New York-focused study that Sylla cited, 71 percent of men who reported having sex exclusively with other men in the past year identify as straight, even though their behavior would be termed gay by most observers...
...remedy this problem, the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning launched a pilot class in which TFs who are not native English speakers could learn skills to break the cultural and communication barriers in the classroom and, after its initial success, extended the program past its pilot period. Though this is a step in the right direction, Harvard should take further action to ensure that all TFs are proficient in written and spoken English language and American culture...
Undoubtedly, each employed TF has many years of expertise in his or her field and has much to offer Harvard students. It is thus extremely unfortunate that both the students’ and the TF’s classroom experiences are marred simply by a lack of communication. Though we often complain about what a frustrating experience this can be for students, the inability to communicate is often equally frustrating for the TF. The program at the Bok Center helps TFs develop oral communication skills and recognizes that communication barriers do not necessarily stem from a lack of understanding English...