Harvard introduces teaching reforms

Are universities neglecting teaching? Many critics think so. And now even Harvard is introducing reform.

By Lucy Hodges
Published: 10 May 2007

Harvard, the world's richest university, wants to improve its undergraduate teaching. Like other Ivy League universities in the United States, Harvard charges more than $30,000 (£15,000) a year in tuition but its academics concentrate on research rather than teaching because it confers status. continue...