However, the department is not entirely to blame for low scores, he said.
“People take [economics] as a default concentration, not necessarily out of interest,” he said.
English Department Chair W. James Simpson said that his department’s consistently high ratings are the result of a three-year-old curriculum with a greater focus on faculty advising.
“Our motto in the last two years has been ‘concentrate on the concentrators,’” he said.
According to Simpson, face-to-face interactions are key. “It’s just that simple—getting to know people makes a big difference.”
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—Staff writer Jared T. Lucky can be reached a lucky@college.harvard.edu.