Marglin’s course isn’t the only option in the catalogue for students seeking a left-leaning schedule. Earlier yesterday, students flocked to Government 1140, “What’s Left? The Politics of Social Justice.”
The class was supposed to be an 18-person seminar, according to Visiting Lecturer in Government Edward S. Miliband.
But 200 students crowded into Sever Hall to hear the special advisor to Great Britain’s finance minister speak about progressive politics.
Miliband said he was surprised to hear that the economics department had largely disapproved of Marglin’s course, since he said his own class was welcomed by the government department.
“I spoke to some colleagues and I wasn’t expecting such a large turnout,” Miliband said. “But there’s a thirst to hear about something new.”
—Staff writer Hana R. Alberts can be reached at alberts@fas.harvard.edu.