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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some critics have said these types of statements make Albright a loose canon in the world of diplomacy. Other critics say she is too quick in committing the U.S. military...

Author: By William P. Moynahan, | Title: A Bright Future | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

More practical concern centers around the selection of a Harvard canon, which Faculty and students say could cause massive controversy--Buttenweiser University Professor Stanley H. Hoffman predicts an incredible battle...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Creating a 'Great Books' Curriculum From the Core | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53 rose during that meeting to advocate a curriculum that deals with what he calls the "Great Questions," using a standardized canon of works...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Creating a 'Great Books' Curriculum From the Core | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...just finished my generals in the English department, and there was enough concern there about a canon of great works that I think finding a canon of Great Books for the entire school would be very difficult," says Susannah J. Voigt...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Creating a 'Great Books' Curriculum From the Core | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...John's College, the country's most prominent "Great Books College," with campuses in Maryland and New Mexico, offers a curriculum taken by many to be a definitive canon of great works...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Creating a 'Great Books' Curriculum From the Core | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

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