Word: reductionism
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The report feels divided on what it wants out of students. Kirby’s letter says, in discussing the reduction of concentration requirements, that “a three year-concentration may be ideal as preparation for doctoral study,” but asks whether “such...
With the reduction in staff and the general effort to minimize expenses, Countway finds itself in the same position as its Harvard College Library counterparts at Lamont and Hilles, where budgetary belt-tightening has forced layoffs and dramatic restructuring over the course of the last year.
Poorer families, on the other hand, see a reduction of their financial aid based on how much they save.
Savings plans which hold money under the student’s name can actually reduce the amount of aid by up to $1.24 for every dollar the family saves, she said. Coverdells and 529s, which hold money in the parents’ names, are better, but a family will still...
Furthermore, if Harvard’s administrators are serious about making strides to support minority students, they will realize that this proposal will wreak serious havoc on the sense of community that many minority groups on campus have from living and working together. The College has already weakened campus minority...