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...Self-Reliance.”I thought of that essay the other day when I happened upon “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” by former Dean of the College and current professor Harry R. Lewis ’68. Lewis?? criticisms run the gamut, but the one that caught my eye was his description of student extracurricular involvement. With more than 300 student groups and 41 varsity sports, Harvard claims that this is a place where opportunities exist in almost any area imaginable. And students take them...
...attendees did not uniformly praise Lewis?? conclusions...
Lenarcic said Lewis?? argument that universities should be responsible for building moral character “sounds like he’s gotten a bit up in his years...He thinks we’re the worst young kids ever in the history of Harvard...
...will his team to victory, a blow is struck against the diffusion of quantifiable knowledge that is raising the game to the level of efficiency its fans deserve. It was such a blow that knocked Paul DePodesta ‘95, one of the protagonists in Michael Lewis??s 2003 book “Moneyball,” from his seat as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers last fall...
...Lewis??whose book abut Harvard, “Excellence Without a Soul: How a Great University Forgot Education,” will be published next month—says that the relationships between faculty and veteran administrators are difficult to recreate...