Word: coreness
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...with two policy changes going into effect next fall, the College is turning its attention towards strengthening the place of math and sciences in the Core...
Weak at the Core...
Since the Core replaced the General Education breadth requirements in the 1970s under then dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky, the curriculum has come under fire for giving insufficient attention to math and the natural sciences...
...Before the Core, General Ed required two courses in humanities, two social sciences, and two in the sciences. [Natural science] was one third and now it's one fourth of the Core," says Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences John E. Dowling '57 who was on the CRC. "This has made a number of people say we've shortchanged science...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) set up a Core Review Committee (CRC) to examine the curriculum and suggest how it might be improved. Composed of six professors and two students, the CRC produced a working paper that was released in March of that year and included significant discussion of Core science requirements...