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...American Higher Education,” taught by Education professor Julie A. Reuben. According to Calareso, a section of the course provided an intensive overview of the history of the College’s curriculum, from the elective system under former President Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, to today??s imminent Gen Ed program. The class encouraged her to reflect on the value of a college education, Calareso said. “The two big questions I always ask are: What does having a Harvard degree mean? And what is unifying, what is unique, about Harvard graduates...
...least not today. But let’s face it: this is how the year always starts. People come back from the summer feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, maybe even a bit sexy. They reveal this through their seemingly “I tried a little bit harder today?? outfits: boys in plaid and polos, girls in hip-hugging denim and high-waisted skirts, and unisex button-downs, galore! Hair is done, legs are shaved...where am I? Lecture? Impossible. It’s the first week of September and this is how we do, yo. Bravo, Harvardians, you actually...
...delayed amid controversy over remarks of then-University President Lawrence H. Summers about women in science and pushed back further due to his resignation in 2006 and the period of interim leadership that followed.Harvard’s last campaign, completed in 1999, reaped $2.6 billion ($3.2 billion in today??s dollars), then the largest total in the history of higher education.The return of permanent leadership last fall with the installation of University President Drew G. Faust gave hope that the capital campaign would finally get off the ground.But now, Rogers said, Harvard is closely watching the markets...
...ready to attend college or to compete in the global economy. Wagner argues that all of our children must be taught how to think, how to critically engage in the world around them, and how to apply their knowledge to situations that are ever evolving. “In today??s world,” he writes, “it’s no longer how much you know that matters; it’s what you can do with what you know.” Indeed, he asserts that our competitive economic edge and even...
...remains the only standardized aspect of the American college admissions process. Without such a test, it would prove difficult to compare students coming from educational backgrounds as disparate as home school and public school, private and magnet, charter and international. The SAT plays much too large a role in today??s admissions process for it to be eliminated entirely. The recent findings should serve as a springboard for further research and inquiry into reforming the SAT or, should that fail, replacing it with an entirely new test.Despite whatever inconvenience it entails, over 750 colleges and universities nationwide have...