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...biggest selling points of JROTC to school districts is that its matching federal funds provide a cost-effective way to broaden a school's curriculum. But that's a claim opponents say masks many hidden expenses. A recent study by the American Friends Service Committee argues, for example, that after school districts subsidize military instructors' salaries, renovate facilities to accommodate JROTC instruction and fork over for mandated field trips, JROTC is usually pricier than conventional academic programs...
Motivated by a belief in the value of the study of a variety of subjects and cultures, Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot created a flexible curriculum in the late 19th century to broaden the scope of education and “enlarge the circle of liberal arts.” Unfortunately, Harvard has lost sight of its liberal, democratic aims by ignoring and deflecting student demands for ethnic studies for over 30 years...
...already have to fight with graduate students to broaden their education—[this proposal] could be a total slippery slope,” Professor of Psychology Marc D. Hauser said at a CUE meeting last month...
Pedersen’s proposal caused quite a stir when she presented it to the Committee on Undergraduate Education late last month. Some Faculty objected that students would use the extra course not to broaden their knowledge but to take another course in their concentration...
One’s first large-scale production is often intensely personal, with little room for objectivity. Now that Lowdermilk has proven his ability, he can turn his musical talent toward new horizons and broaden his aim to include subjects that may test his range...