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...famously wrote, and writing about the role of women in society was necessary to make people more conscious of the issues arising from gender inequality.But now, several decades later, it seems that this focus has led to an unintended consequence: a tendency to see everything in the context of women’s roles—how they are changing, progressing, regressing, or stagnating. And as a result, actions taken by women as personal decisions are generalized as evidence about broader social trends of “women in society” rather than recognized as choices made by individuals...
...appreciate this, one must situate the creation of SEAS within a national context. Today, most of American higher education favors specialization, not generalization. Whereas in 1970 more than half of baccalaureate degrees were awarded in a liberal arts discipline, by 1995 that number had declined to nearly 40 percent. This suggests that the liberal arts model in America is in decline, and the creation of SEAS is ominous when seen in this context. It is a step, however small, in that direction...
...report called for the creation of new courses in general education that would be “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...
...story emerged with top billing that following Monday. One of our best reporters spent the weekend gathering facts about previous social club leaks to put the incident in context. Published along with excerpts from the e-mails, the article was certainly guilty of “making” the news. Its structure implied value judgments (at least by my ken) about the club’s punch process and its members’ lifestyles. And its ending quote made the club’s punchmaster look stupid for posting the punch book online and for failing to password-protect...
...first time was the feeling that people were really trying to beat us this year,” said coach Frank Sullivan prior to the season’s last weekend. “We generally saw some teams genuinely get excited about beating us. Within the context of our league, we all of a sudden became a quality win, and we took a good shot from a lot of teams.”The Crimson got off to a strong start in non-conference play, beginning the year with an impressive eight-point victory over defending America East champion...