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...experience of former Associate Professor Ephraim Isaac epitomizes this struggle. The first associate professor in the newly created Afro-American Studies department in 1969, Ethiopian-born Isaac designed some of the first core courses in the department. The courses included “Black Civilization”, “An Introduction to African Languages”, “Introductions to African Religions and Philosophies,” and “A History of Slavery.” It was understood, according to Isaac, that the courses would focus on topics not only centered around the United States...
Among the most important issues facing the next FAS dean are the implementation of the new program on general education to replace the Core, fundraising to overcome the current FAS deficit, the strengthening of the sciences, and the expansion into Allston, professors and administrators have said in interviews in recent months...
...Thursday, “and I have every confidence that he will carry it out superbly.” Harris co-chaired the Working Group on the Overall Academic Experience in the first phase of the curricular review. He has criticized the current structure of the curriculum and the Core, in particular. “Such a structure results in a terrible waste of faculty resources,” Harris wrote in a 1996 Crimson editorial. “It actually impedes intellectual growth.” Yesterday, Harris praised the new program for its emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches...
...criticized the current structure of the curriculum and the Core, in particular...
...library director in 1984, fresh off a stint as associate dean of undergraduate education. Before and since, Verba has chaired a litany of committees on sensitive Faculty and University issues—including the faculty advisory committee for this year’s presidential search and groups dealing with Core Curriculum reform, calendar reform, and diversity faculty hiring.Darnton, meanwhile, assumes the post with less administrative experience and less inside knowledge of Harvard than Verba had 23 years ago. Until now, the top administrative position Darnton has held according to his C.V. is an eight-year tenure as director...