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What is a University?: Purpose and Politics in Higher Education
GOV 94HE

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Description

Using Harvard as a case study, this course will explore how questions of purpose and the struggle for power among groups that share it shape core functions of the university, including teaching, research, and preservation. 

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School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Government
Course Component Seminar
Subject Government
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 14, 2026
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students