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...search for order, Lowell turned to specialization—not general education. It was not until World War II that Harvard established a general education curriculum. University President James B. Conant ’14 vested then-Dean of the Faculty Paul H. Buck with an epic task: to chair a committee that would reevaluate secondary and higher American education. The new initiative involved promoting and preserving democratic ideals. The resulting manifesto, the Red Book, not only proposed an answer for how to mold students into educated citizens, but also how to mold a more cohesive world community. Thousands...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kicking the Core to the Curb | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...until World War II that Harvard established a general education curriculum. University President James B. Conant ’14 vested then-Dean of the Faculty Paul H. Buck with an epic task: to chair a committee that would reevaluate secondary and higher American education. The new initiative involved promoting and preserving democratic ideals. The resulting manifesto, the Red Book, not only proposed an answer for how to mold students into educated citizens, but also how to mold a more cohesive world community. Thousands of copies were disseminated across the United States, and the nation noticed...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Engendering Gen Ed | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...second, Guruge stormed out to take an 8-3 lead and was on the verge of finishing the game when Hannah Conant of Dartmouth rallied to quickly narrow...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Posts Sweep Against Dartmouth | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

Over the years, square residents have included distinguished academics, including Harvard president James B. Conant ’14 and poet Simon Kuznets, in addition to other Harvard professors...

Author: By Hee kwon Seo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City May Donate to Shady Hill Effort | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...Pareles, who calls Coldplay "insufferable." Not only is Coldplay anything but insufferable, but their previous album, X&Y, was one of the best pop-rock albums of the new millennium. I'm expecting greatness again from Viva la Vida, especially with master producer Brian Eno at the helm. Cameron Conant, NASHVILLE, TENN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Medicated Warriors | 7/2/2008 | See Source »

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