Other professors, especially in the humanities, she says, don't have enough help.
"Scientists teach far less than humanists and always have assistance built in through lab grants. Social scientists also have assistance built in assistants in grants," Vendler says.
On the other hand, all Harvard Law School professors have assistants, though many share. A few, such as Dershowitz and Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. have their own.
Personal Relationships
"As he became more important and when he became sick, I took more responsibility on myself," she says.
"He would just give me a pile of things to take care of. He learned that he could rely on me more, and I could work more independently," she added.
She says he often thanks her for her hard work--a quality often lacking in Harvard professors, according to Pilot.
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