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This staff editorial solely represents the majority view of The Crimson Editorial Board. Harvard loves Harvard — that much seems sure (and, hey, sometimes we do too!). But does Harvard love education more broadly? There is mounting reason not to be so certain. Since its 2011 inception, the course General Education 1076: “Equity and Excellence in K-12 American Schools” has been elevated to the status of a beloved and transformative “must-take” amongst students at the College. The course, taught by lecturer Katherine K. Merseth, has managed to attract students across co...

Economics 10b: “Principles of Economics” continues to reign as the most popular spring semester course for the eighth consecutive year, followed by the pre-medical lab course Life Sciences 1b: “Intro to Life Sciences II” and a new contender, General Education 1014: “Ancestry.” Ec 10b led spring course enrollment with a total of 511 students, Life Sciences 1b took the second spot with 386 students, and Gen Ed 1014 rounded out the top three with 373 students, according to data released by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences registrar’s office. Physical Sciences 1...

Meaghan E. Townsend '21 is an English concentrator in Lowell House. It’s a terrible feeling to be approaching graduating from Harvard with my field worse off than I found it. As a first-year, I was thrilled by the 2018 creation of the secondary in Educational Studies. I walked a newly constructed pathway into education. I took General Education 1076: Equity and Excellence in American K-12 Education (then USW 35), pursued the Ed secondary, and joined the Harvard Teacher Fellows, through which I will teach English next year. Now, as a senior, I’m devastated to see that bridge collapsed behi...

January 29, 2021 : By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications & Public Engagement Students observe a giant tortoise at the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Islands. Students from Liberty University’s Department of Biology & Chemistry brought their passion for conservation overseas in January for a 10-day field study trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, applying their knowledge gained through labs and classes to the natural world. This marks the third year for the annual trip, led by biology professors Dr. Kyle Harris and Dr. Sherrie Welfel in coordination with LU Send...

 | Updated January 14, 2021 Ravi Kahlon is well-regarded for his Olympic achievements in field hockey and role in provincial politics, but the Canadian’s latest accomplishment isn’t in the professional sector. Rather, the B.C. cabinet minister is making waves for a heartwarming tweet about his 10-year-old son. On Wednesday, Kahlon shared on the social media platform how his son’s day at school had gone: During lunch, he and a friend saw a new classmate was sitting alone, so they decided to fix that and join him. The thoughtful gesture led Kahlon to tweet “proud-dad moment today.” ...