Word: undergrad
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...When it comes to the artists that the College Events Board (CEB) chooses to perform at Harvard each spring, many of us wish that we were watching something—or someone—else. The CEB is in the unfortunate position of having to lure 6,500 unique undergrads out of their rooms—and Lamont—with one artist every spring on a limited budget. No doubt this is a daunting task. They could make their own lives easier, however, by increasing transparency in the process of picking an artist. By polling students to determine artist...
...This isn’t high school: We choose our own classes and we choose our own schedules. While a high school student has no choice but to endure Mrs. Klein’s expert insights into the structure of mushrooms, it’s assumed that a Harvard undergrad enrolled in “Biology of the Fungi” just can’t wait to learn about smuts and molds. While you may feel trapped in an occasional Core lecture or intro course, in general, attending class should never be a burden. So why do we insist...
...Harvard and I was his TF in 2002. When I graduated, he suggested that I take over the class, which I did.10.FM: Did any of your experiences at Harvard inspire you to pursue positive psychology?TBS: Very much so. I started thinking about this topic when I was an undergrad, Class of 1996. When I was a sophomore, I was a computer science concentrator and I found myself doing well academically. [...] I was doing well in athletics (I played varsity squash), and I was doing well socially and everything seemed to be going well—except that...
...past, a large number of freshmen have opted to choose Government simply by default, because it was “the thing to do.” This mentality is reprehensible, as a reasoned and deliberate concentration choice is one of the most important decisions a Harvard undergrad will make. The reduction in Government concentrators can be seen, in part, as a welcome change in behavior: With more time to choose a field, students are tailoring their academic decisions to their particular interests and the quality of the department...
...other words, the combination of this robot (who I now affectionately call “Lamp”) and a sad undergrad form a functioning system—one that uses robotic elements to extend existing human capabilities...