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...take more advanced science classes” simply to get a “real world connection” is patronizing. Similarly, a Math 55 alum required to take statistics so they can see “real world applications” will likely fall asleep. The Faculty should trust ambitious students who wish to take difficult and comprehensive departmental courses to make real-world connections for themselves, as long as the courses are not too parochial.This logic points to a clear solution: a two-tiered system for General Education at Harvard. The first tier should comprise the courses that...
...prestigious fellowship positions. This year, about one-third of the spots are occupied by scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, the dean of the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, said yesterday that he has worked closely with Faust and trusts her leadership.She may not know “the details of science,” Venky said, but “I think she’s a broad, learned person.” And Faust’s impeccable credentials in history may allow her to give sciences the support they need while...
...remains in the details, and the new president will have to maintain and celebrate Harvard’s traditional strengths while still continuing and even accelerating these integrating presses. More so than any other university’s president, Harvard’s president must serve as both a trust officer and an agent of constructive change...
...head of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, told The Crimson last week that he had withdrawn his name from consideration. Stanford Provost John W. Etchemendy acted similarly, telling The Crimson two weeks ago, “I am not a candidate, either in my own eyes, or, I trust, in the eyes of the search committee.” Alison F. Richard, the University of Cambridge chief, told The Crimson in January that her commitment to Cambridge was “unequivocal.” At a time when it seemed more people had denied interest in Harvard?...
...state and non-state actors from Iran to Syria, was united in opposition to the Bush Administration's "New" Middle East. But that wasn't the only message. At the end of the evening, Ambassador Akhtire lingered long enough to say goodbye to us. "If America wants trust in the Middle East, it has to have a balanced policy based on respect, and which deals with the root causes of problems," he told...