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...potential concentrators will have two choices to make: They can either choose the “History of Science” track, intended for humanities-oriented students who do not want to take science courses beyond the core requirements, or “Science and Society,” the track that will maintain much of the old concentration’s expectations for students to focus in specific area of science...
...case.His regrettable and oft-publicized remark aside, Summers applied the same approach of intellectual provocation throughout his stewardship of the University, and with great success. Under his leadership, Harvard’s endowment continued to flourish, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences commenced a full review of the obsolete Core Curriculum, and the revolutionary Harvard Financial Aid Initiative was conceived. Above all, Summers restored the University’s focus on the undergraduate community, a major shift in culture and policy that continues to benefit undergraduates today. It would be a mistake to allow all that Summers achieved for Harvard...
...General Education committee approved two Core courses for Societies of the World credit last Thursday, bringing the total number of Gen Ed courses to 56. Though the two courses—classics professor Richard J. Tarrant’s Literature and Arts C-61: “The Rome of Augustus” and Maya Jasanoff’s Historical Study A-88: “The British Empire”—hail from different Core Curriculum categories, they will share the same home under the new Gen Ed program. Although Societies of the World is expansive enough...
...snacking on Danish pastries provided by the OIP—listed the simple design and quality of materials as distinctive characteristics of the Swedish furniture company’s products. Meaker, who is currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark, drew connections between these observable qualities of IKEA furniture and the core tenets that Scandanavian architects emphasize in urban planning and design. “There is a concern for quality, simplicity, the elegant solution and detail.” Meaker said. “Architecture is for making things comfortable and cozy for society.” Meaker added that these...
...Once implemented, the new battery of tests is expected to guarantee higher competency in core school subjects, lower dropout rates and free up millions of education dollars. Students may take the exams - which are modeled on existing AP or International Baccalaureate tests - as many times as they need to pass. Or those who want to go to a prestigious university may stay and finish the final two years, taking a second, more difficult set of exams senior year. "We want students who are ready to be able to move on to their higher education," says Lyonel Tracy, New Hampshire...