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...possible. In the J-term we envision, Harvard would offer multiple options for students in January, beyond just an extended vacation for the entire period. For example, the Office of Career Services should work to help students find internships or jobs for the duration of either J-term or winter break. Doing so would allow students to gain valuable career experience, and potentially earn supplementary income during their time off—an opportunity already present at many other schools. In addition, the Office of International Programs should work with the J-term program to help tailor study abroad programs...
Just under a year ago, Harvard announced that it would change its calendar. For undergraduates, the reason was clear: We deserve a proper winter break, without January exams looming, and long enough for international students to go home for the holidays. Yet, when the new calendar takes effect in the fall of 2009, undergraduates will get just 13 days off for winter break—fewer than under the current calendar. This is disappointing. In an e-mail last May, interim University President Derek C. Bok promised students that, under the new calendar, “students would finish fall...
...returning after less than two weeks of break. The same students who already feel guilty for not studying during the holidays—even with 11 days of post-Christmas reading period on the horizon—will feel plenty of pressure not to take a five-week winter break. This is especially the case given the resumé-mania that dominates many students’ lives during December and January, when firms launch their summer internship recruiting. There will be a substantial amount of pressure on students to “do something” with their winter session?...
...with their time—be it travel, get an internship, or just relax at home—except return to campus for class. Students who wish to remain on campus should, of course, be allowed to do so, just as they are presently permitted stay through winter break. We hope that Harvard will provide new funding for travel during the break, and also that undergraduates will take a real, much-needed break during the holidays...
Fearing a sale, local residents criticized the University this winter, but Harvard officials denied that they ever seriously considered selling the property...