Word: curricular
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...going to think about whether I’d like to take on further responsibilities and whether that will be best for the UC and for the campus.” Petersen’s involvement with the Council has been broad, encompassing work on the curricular review to the development of the Lamont Library Café. Despite Petersen’s close-lippedness, the UC members say Petersen has chosen Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 as his running mate. Sundquist, a popular sophomore with an easy-going personality, has been substantially involved in the UC even...
...this page been busy! Harsh words have been flying, and all of Harvard has been caught in the crossfire—it sure seems like everybody here has got an opinion about curricular review...
...right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. ‘Easy’ doesn’t enter into grown-up life.” At this stage, no wiser words could be applied to the Harvard College Curricular Review.For the last four years, we have been searching for a guiding philosophy to succeed the Core. We’ve been looking for a liberal arts identity to fit the 21st century. The Preliminary Report of the Task Force on General Education suggested as much when it proposed...
...stress on connecting “what students learn at Harvard to life beyond Harvard” and the nebulous concept of “global citizenship” blend together to create a set of meaninglessly broad curricular areas. Furthermore, in noting that few Harvard undergraduates intend to pursue academic careers, the report argues that the Core’s “emphasis on the disciplines may be misplaced.” But Harvard is, for better or for worse, a liberal arts college and not a technical or pre-professional school. The suggestion that we should avoid...
Professors were also impressed with Granholm during her time at HLS. Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson ’60 said that Granholm was as impressive in the classroom as she was in her extra-curricular pursuits...