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...expansive in scope and integrative in approach.” The portal experience, it was emphasized, should be designed to “situate important texts, concepts, and discoveries in the context of larger problems and themes in ways that provide students with an intellectual introduction to broad areas of knowledge and inquiry.” And as I looked at our traditional humanities offerings, with courses that include “The American Novel,” “The History of Modern Moral Philosophy,” “World Religions: Diversity and Dialogue...
...Could it be possible, I wondered, that, at a time of deep commitment to reforming general education and reinvigorating the undergraduate curriculum, there was only one faculty member in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) offering what Kavulla described as the “semblance of well-rounded, broad education to eager newcomers...
...somebody who thinks they can dictate solutions to every problem.”There exist a number of potential candidates who have distinguished themselves in university management, but naming names at this stage of the search is a highly speculative sport. The field, however, is not broad.“Probably, one could write 5-10 names on a piece of paper today and be virtually certain that one of them will be named Harvard president,” writes Gardner in an e-mail. “The knowledge base and personal qualities desired are sufficiently rare that only...
...very much believed in conveying his ideas to a broad public on the theory that it mattered what people thought,” Friedman said...
...significant legal events.In 2002, Greenhouse and Lewis became the first non-lawyers to receive the Henry Friendly Medal for distinguished figures in the legal world from the American Law Institute.But Greenhouse’s interests and involvement extend far beyond her profession. “Linda has a very broad interest in public policy—in life,” Lewis says. “She’s acute on all subjects, not just the law.”Greenhouse is a fellow and council member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member...