But will the conclusions of the report everresult in changes in Harvard policy? The answerfrom all corners seems to be "not likely."
While Todd said "these [issues] are things wetalk about anyway," he also said that "just becomesomeone issues a report doesn't mean that it'ssomething worth noticing."
Bok agreed that new action on these issueswould probably not be forthcoming. He said thesame conclusions have been reached by a variety ofstudies in recent years, but applied over such adiverse group of institutions they have yieldedfew concrete results.
Benjamin A. Rahn '99, another undergraduatemember of the CUE, said while he felt that thereport addressed many concerns of current Harvardundergraduates, remedying them would require anear-impossible institutional shift.
"Our Faculty is just not expected to devote asmuch time to undergraduate teaching," Rahn said."But changing that attitude would mean changingthe general culture of Harvard."
Committee member Robert N. O'Neil '56, a lawprofessor at the University of Virginia, said hiscommittee was not optimistic about its ability tochange an institution like Harvard.
"I don't think we have any illusions aboutcreating revolutionary change," said O'Neil, whois a former Crimson executive. "But a smallincrease in commitment by professors would make ahuge difference.