Thinking globally, differently
To understand the importance of integrating a global perspective into Harvard’s courses, just look at the faces of the students in the College’s classrooms. Harvard students now represent more than 50 countries and a spectrum of cultures, religions, and ethnic backgrounds, said Allan Brandt, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, in opening remarks for the School’s second Conversations@FAS, a faculty forum created to explore topics of broad interest related to Harvard’s teaching and research mission. “How radically different and radically better it is to teach today when our students represent so many countries across the globe,” Brandt said by way of launching the panel discussion on March 25, which explored the topic of “Instilling a Global Perspective.” GSAS Dean Allan Brandt kicked off the second Conversations@FAS, a faculty forum created to explore topics of broad interest related to Harvard's teaching and research mission. Diana Eck, professor of comparative religion and...