Word: by-passing
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...Rosovsky, clearly in his element, easily stymied the opposition. Undercutting student protests by accepting possible by-pass and pass/fail options, and sidestepping departmental jealousies by accepting an amendment that would allow some shifting of requirements between areas, the dean came up with a compromise plan that sailed through the Faculty on the final vote. The margin of victory was almost 3-1: Harvard's first major curricular change in 30 years had a clear mandate from the professors, if not necessarily the students...
...committees will also decide on the feasibility of different by-pass and floater plans that have the potential to give students needed flexibility and freedom in fulfilling requirements. A number of other questions, such as the relationship of Expository Writing to the Core, the final shape of the language requirement, and the possibilities of taking Core courses pass/fail, are also in the hands of the committee...
When the Faculty approved the amendments--popularly known as the by-pass and "floater" proposals--it changed the script a bit. The new proposals would allow a new group of characters--standing committees--to experiment with a variety of options that may loosen some of the Core requirements slightly...
Both proposals could substantially improve the Core, but both the by-pass and the "floater" apparently will be very limited in nature, thus leaving the vast majority of students with the same old Core. Politically, the two amendments work for Dean Rosovsky. They will probably mollify most Faculty members dissatisfied with the plan, and they serve to distract attention, at least for now, from the fundamental issue: the educational validity of the Core...
...greater emphasis on history (the result of some still mysterious political maneuverings in the Faculty Council last spring by Bernard Bailyn, Winthrop Professor of History), the original task force proposal has come through the grist mill of Faculty committees relatively intact. And the recent inclusion of various by-pass options into the legislation has subdued the fears of Faculty members who thought the requirements might be too restrictive. Thus, it appears as if Rosovsky's meticulously promoted Core Curriculum will be voted in--if not at this afternoon's Faculty meeting (which, breaking with tradition, will be held...