What makes the faculty at Harvard University so special?

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    Anushree Sinha | Contributor-Level 10

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    Harvard University faculty members comprise of several Nobel laureates and some of the best scholars around the world. Also, the Pulitzer Prize-winning teach courses on all levels and national book award winners host seminars for first-year students. At the university, students get to interact one-on-one with the world-class faculty. Mentioned below are some of the top Harvard University faculty:

    Harvard University FacultyProfession & Achievements
    Jean Louis Rodolphe AggasizAn American Biologist and Geologist, who is recognised as the scholar of Earth's natural history
    Alan Morton DershowitzAn American Lawyer, Media Contributor, Political Commentator, and Legal Analyst, who is known for his work in US constitutional law and American criminal law. He was a renowned professor at Harvard Law School, who taught from 1964 to 2013
    John Kenneth GalbraithA Canadian-American Economist, Diplomat, Public Official, and Intellectual. Ken Gallbraith's works on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s
    Seamus Justin HeaneyAn Irish Poet, Playwright and Translator. Heaney received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature
    Paul Edward FarmerAn American Medical Anthropologist and Physician. Farmer was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School

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Law is a very different study . Interdisciplinary study or some other different subject knowledge enhance the level .

 

Harvard is a brand worldwide and also the education is comparatively higher .You need to have some exceptional achievements to get there.Also a good research before applying for Harvard law.

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Before taking admission to the university, students must take care of all the costs that they must incur while studying at Harvard University. Students looking for accommodation at university owned residential halls can expect the annual cost of living to be around INR 35-40 L. This includes various costs such as food, utilities, room rent, transportation, etc. 
 
The cost may vary depending on the standard of living students pursue in Cambridge. 

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As per the latest employment data made available by the institute, the median salary earned by Ed.M. graduates at Harvard Education School graduates is USD 70,000 (INR 61.17 L). While Ph.D. graduates earn an even higher median salary of USD 79,500 (INR 69.47 L). 

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The acceptance rate of Harvard University is around 3.4%, which shows that the admission to the university is very selective and only accepts highly qualified candidates. 
 
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