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But the last part of this story, unfortunately, only sometimes holds true. When, for example, the Class of 2014 accepts their offers, they will join a community, but it’s not at all clear what identifies our community here at Harvard.
Yet, the task force’s modesty concerning anything an educated person should know prevents it from establishing any sort of educational standard. If you were to read through the rest of the Gen Ed report, you’d find that the task force never does...
In this manner, collegiality and individuality exist in tension, for the truly sovereign student does not need the input of his fellow classmates. Harvard, as a result, will tolerate but remain uncomfortable with an approach that emphasizes interdepenence, since collaborative efforts have as their logical prerequisite a common...
Answering the question of “what makes a student educated?” without reference to specific content is a good way to ensure that academics do not serve as the basis of community. The modern university seems uncomfortable with the language of common pursuits. Instead, as the...
The Harvard approach to student life is motivated by a strong individualism that enervates attempts to establish a community, since the idea of community requires that each of us not make college life “whatever you choose it to be” and instead identify a common end...