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Several of the University's first-year expository writing courses use texts by Expos Director Richard Marius. But Marius says he asks Expos teachers not to let him know if they plan to assign either of the books, A Writer's Companion and A Short Guide to Writing About History, in their sections...

Author: By Stephen J. Newman, | Title: Writing the Text to Fit the Course--and Vice-Versa | 2/1/1990 | See Source »

Coming after three long years of debate, Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57 said last week that he has completed his plan to assign first-year students to upperclass houses through a system of non-ordered choice...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Jewett Makes Non-Ordered Compromise | 1/26/1990 | See Source »

Last spring Jewett was forced to withdraw a proposal to randomly assign 25 percent of the spaces in eight houses when several masters refused to participate in the experiment...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Battle Lines Drawn In Ideological War | 10/21/1989 | See Source »

...leery of administrative attempts at the "social engineering" of residential life at Harvard, several masters say Jewett's proposal to randomly assign at least 50 percent of the spaces in all 12 houses is both unnecessary and futile. Such a move promises to make the houses more homogeneous and lessen their importance in the life of the College, they...

Author: By Madhavi Sunder, | Title: Battle Lines Drawn In Ideological War | 10/21/1989 | See Source »

Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57, who has said that he intends to propose a plan that will randomly assign housing to at least 50 percent of first-year students, said he plans to attend the event unless prevented by a dinner engagement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lottery Debate Tonight | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

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