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Opinion

An Engine of Class Mobility

A major strength of Harvard is its ability to enable students to improve their socioeconomic standing, and that should be preserved.
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“Even Higher” Education

Harvard’s future will include an emphasis on learning by many kinds of students, who attend throughout the life cycle.
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Tackle the Big Issues

Harvard needs to structure its research and teaching around several of the world’s leading social and economic problems.
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“Wonder in the Bewilderness”

Academic freedom for students should mean the freedom to study what they want, without regard to categories or rigid boundaries and rules.
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Tutors: Good, and Cheap

The House tutorial system effectively educates undergraduates on a small intimate scale and should be strengthened.
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Nontraditional Students Surge

In the future Harvard will serve nontraditional students, both on- and off-campus, in much greater numbers than traditional ones.
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Beyond “Highbrow Amateurism”

Harvard could become a place where all talents find a welcome, and art students of all stripes can study with masters.
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Harvard in a Multipolar World

Though China may surpass America as an economic power, Harvard can retain its global leadership in higher education by maintaining its core strengths.
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Farm the Yard

Harvard should teach its students earthy, practical skills as well as mediated ones.
8.19.11

e-Harvard.400

Harvard needs to extend its reach online in the future, without lowering standards.
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