You will learn more, in more in-depth ways. So, semesters make sense, and it is time. Speaking of which, I have a class to teach. Let me answer that one tomorrow. I agree that semesters will be so much better than the current system.
Lets hope that the transition goes smoothly.
I look forward to reading your next post about the masterplan. I don't think NU is likely to join the Fenway Consortium if only because the schools already in it are unlikely to want NU as a member. Indeed, NU would be the proverbial 600 pound gorilla in such an arrangement, and I doubt the smaller schools would like the thought of their decisions being dominated by NU's needs. It is possible, I suppose, but unlikely. On the master plan issue, voiced earlier, I don't know much more than what I read.