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...faculty task forces, first established in the wake of Summers’ remarks, released a broad set of recommendations Monday, and the University said many of the proposals—on issues ranging from student research to faculty hiring—would be implemented immediately...
...Female undergraduate students continue to report and express concerns about gender bias of teaching fellows in science courses,” the task force reported. “Although the bias is described as subtle, and almost always unintended, it decreases confidence and discourages women students from pursuing more advanced study in science...
Among other proposals, the task forces recommended Harvard adopt policies—including paid maternity leave and childcare scholarships—to accommodate familial obligations of female graduate students, post-doctorate fellows, and faculty. In a press release, the University said it would wait to “consider the overall balance, cost and feasibility (in terms of legal, pragmatic, and resource concerns) of the proposals...
...comment period, during which members of the Harvard community and the public may comment on the task forces’ recommendations, will extend through June...
...University said it would move immediately on some of the task forces’ proposals, including a program on leadership and diversity focused on educating the University’s top administrators at their annual summer retreat...