We are asked to develop more effective educational settings that don't cost more and may even cost less. There would be no guarantee of enrollment just because of the way a course was listed. His conclusion was that the structure of the general requirements didn't very much matter. Six years after graduation, many students agreed that these sessions were the best learning experiences at Harvard. Contact with the best teachers early in the program would definitely help to retain matriculants.
Many students graduate without being able to write.
Writing instruction should not be limited to the English Department. Writing intensive courses should be found all across the campus. The faculty have found them to be very effective because there are no conflicts or distractions. The current dorm structure is not as positive as it should be, even anti-intellectual in some cases. Groups of 100 students should live and learn together, further broken down into groups of 25 who are connected to one faculty member throughout the first year and beyond.