"Many do not appreciate what a resource [the House system] is," Ware said.
He emphasized that the Houses create a sense of scale and community for the undergraduates.
However, he said that faculty members could take a more active part in undergraduates' lives.
"I am disappointed by the poor connection between faculty and House life," he said. In Cabot, the Senior Common Room table and an informal faculty dinner program are a small step toward addressing this, he said.
But for Cabot, at least, Ware concluded that "the transition [to randomization] did not seem have a dramatic effect on the sense of spirit."
Other administrators also stood up for Harvard's House system.
Dingman said that the fact that other colleges are interested in replicating Harvard's bridging of classroom and residential life is a sign of the administration's recent successes.
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