Victoria L. Dolan
Victoria L. Dolan ’28, an Associate Editorial Editor, is an English concentrator in Kirkland House.
Latest Articles
Train TFs, Not LLMs
The College should require more rigorous training for all instructors — focusing specifically on teaching difficult content effectively so that students can learn material in class, section, and office hours — not from ChatGPT.
The Future of the Liberal Arts Lies Beyond Harvard’s Gates
As its pipeline towards self-serving occupations only grows, the College is overdue for a profound reevaluation of philosophy and policy. But the administration’s apparent wariness to impress specific values upon students stands in its own way.
Cambridge Schools Need a New AI Policy. It Should Look Like This.
At the risk of sounding alarmist, any use of generative AI by students is a step towards cognitive offloading and diminished educational returns. Cambridge Public Schools must make every effort to minimize this threat.
This Visitas, Let Academics Take the Stage
Clearly, Visitas could be better. But for now, the burden falls on admitted students to get a more accurate, unvarnished taste of undergraduate life at Harvard — and see if our academic community is the right fit for them.
No Cover, No Minimum
“Welcome to the POSTunderground, where it’s always 3 a.m.,” says John Purcell into the mic. “We believe that music is a human right.”
Harvard’s Career Machine Is Killing Its Mission
It is incredibly tempting to use that freedom for our own gain; to sell our skills merely to the highest bidder. But instead we are called — by Christ, belief in any higher power, or simply an understanding of the privilege that attending this institution provides — to serve others.
Applicants: Improving Harvard’s Speech Culture is Worth the Hassle
So, to any prospective applicants: don’t hesitate to apply because you think your voice will be silenced. Rather, apply knowing your voice is the key to sustaining Harvard’s free speech culture. Come prepared.
Harvard Should Implement a Public Service Requirement
Harvard should implement a public service requirement within the College. Doing so will benefit students and community members alike.
Harvard Needs the Kind of Exams AI Can’t Take
It’s time to do our work ourselves instead of delegating it to AI. It’s time to hold ourselves to the standards that the Harvard name implies.