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...prospect of setting an emissions target, but when students speak with one voice it becomes difficult to say no. A referendum is the most effective way to give students a voice. Even if it is an uphill battle, the cause is so critically important that we cannot give...
...neighbor, it is also an economically sound way to conduct our business.” The longer we wait to make the necessary sustainability adjustments advocated by the upcoming referendum, the more costly our effort will become and the less of an impact it will have. If we cannot expect universities—centers of learning and knowledge—to take charge of this issue, then who will? Students should not just sit by the wayside while Harvard fails to fulfill its responsibility to the environment. A referendum is a step in the right direction...
Mayer stressed that given their current cost constraints, HUDS cannot make any significant additions or modifications without sacrificing some of the key elements of the residential dining program...
...quality of undergraduate teaching at Harvard is alarmingly unpredictable. All the pedagogical innovations in the world cannot make up for raw passion and talent in teaching. Because of this, the most effective way to improve the quality of a Harvard education is to hire teachers imbued with these qualities. This can only happen if teaching ability is considered as part of the tenure decisions for Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) professors. Former University President Lawrence H. Summers expanded the importance of teaching experience and evaluations in tenure decisions; the next president must continue this endeavor. And a system which...
...direction, but Harvard must redouble its efforts to compensate for structural problems that repel interdisciplinary scholars. Harvard’s stubbornly rigid system of departments and schools should not prevent the University from conducting research in important interdisciplinary areas. An institution of Harvard’s size and reputation cannot afford to have such large gaps of expertise; its scholarship (and the tangible worldly benefits that come from it) will suffer...