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...they'd like to concentrate in. Though survey courses are not always the most exciting introduction to a field, they are the best way to get an idea of what an area of study is all about. Many first-years feel that they cannot take advantage of the Freshman Seminar program because they have too many other classes which they need to take. It seems deeply unfair, perverse even, to deny the seminar experience to those first-years who most acutely understand their responsibilities as students...
...contrast, seniors often have a great need for electives. The rigors of the thesis and upper-level classes make many seniors desperate for interesting, less-intense classes. For a graduating premed, a Senior Seminar might represent the last chance to take a good college-level literature course. The prospect of graduation--meaning leaving the class-room for good, or pursuing highly specialized graduate studies--would make seniors appreciative of a less structured, discussion-oriented seminar in a way that first-years...
...seminar program is a fairly dear resource. Therefore, it is by no means silly to think seriously about how best to use it. Seniors, who have had several years to get comfortable with college-level material and who are faced with graduation, will be far better able to appreciate what the seminars have to offer...
...intend this editorial as an attack on first-years. I merely contend that any senior who has not degenerated over three years must know more than first-years, not only about a given area of study, but also about how to think. The seminar format--the ability for non-specialists to learn from a distinguished scholar--is a wonderful opportunity. As it stands, Freshman Seminars are wasted upon the first-years...
...specialized medium, emphasizing the hand of the artist in the process, the value of the limited edition print, and the overall personal effect of the method in comparison to professional printing. The exhibit itself was organized by the Harvard students of Marjorie B. Cohn's Fine Arts Department seminar on the history of etching, which was given in the spring of 1995. The exhibit serves as an instructional experience which provides an introduction to etching. The students selected from the works of individual artists within the Fogg's collection, prepared the exhibit, and wrote the label texts, addressing etching...