The practice of hiring undergraduates to help in the teaching of other undergraduates is an ingrained practice at Harvard, and also a well-kept secret. For over 40 years, these “course assistants” have led sections, graded assignments, and held office hours. With the rapid increase in the number of students studying quantitative fields such as computer … Read more
Four HPR writers explore the factors behind the Clark-Mayopoulos UC victory and its meaning for campus politics.
Even after trouncing Yale in the Harvard-Yale game, we should remember how greatly Yale has affected our history. Our rivalry with Yale continues to shape us into a better college and institution, even centuries later. By 1825, Yale and Harvard were already well on each other’s radars. Yale’s Reports on the Course of Instruction in … Read more
The tactics and goals of divestment campaigns are generally well documented and understood. Generally, these campaigns seek to persuade and cajole universities into changing the way they invest their endowments so as to remove fossil fuel producing companies from their investment portfolios. Dynamic, fast growing, and media savvy, these campaigns have captured the attention of … Read more
This op-ed was written by members of the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, a consortium of over twenty colleges founded by the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. Hanna Hebert (Allegheny College), Sietse Goffard (Harvard University), Gavin Sullivan (Harvard University), Kira Kaur (Rutgers University), Catherine Benavidez (University of Texas at Austin), and Laura … Read more
“If young people don’t have an equal shot at getting a great education, we’re going to create a society we’re not very happy with,” Catherine Hill, the president of Vassar, firmly believes. Her statement underscores a recent focus in the United States on equalizing the college application process across socioeconomic backgrounds, following a disturbing 2012 … Read more
In a recent article defending the value of the humanities, HPR writer Taonga Leslie argues that liberal studies drive culture. Shifts in “cultural interpretation,” we are told, allegedly originating in the halls of academia, are “creating a vastly different society.” For example, Leslie argues the growing acceptance of queer and transgender identities seems to “owe … Read more
Top American universities have begun expanding their services through the establishment of campuses abroad. These ventures include not only branch campuses such as New York University Abu Dhabi, but also joint ventures such as Yale’s and the National University of Singapore’s new Yale-NUS College and NYU’s Shanghai campus, a partnership with the East China Normal University. … Read more
It is always refreshing when election season ends. No more ads. No more campaigning. No more flyers and free bottle openers. We can finally resume our lives as though nothing had happened. Or can we? Even after elections, it remains our responsibility to maintain an interest in what happens in our government at all levels, … Read more
Sunshik Min is the president of YBM, a education company specializing in language instruction. Min also serves as an advisor to the Asia Center at Harvard University. HPR: Could you briefly describe the history of YBM? Min: YBM started as a bilingual magazine publishing company 51 years ago. In the 70s, we had a music company … Read more