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Dean William C. Kirby sent his third annual Letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) yesterday, announcing the Curricular Review as his top priority and detailing other initiatives, including Harvard’s expansion into Allston and an increase in the size and diversity of the Faculty...
Kirby’s letter also summarized the work of the Curricular Review committees and confirmed that the recommendations—including a January term, an increase in study abroad opportunities, and a revamping of the Core Curriculum—will be ready for a Faculty vote by the end of the spring...
...versus-professor debates are often a highlight of other classes at Harvard, and we encourage more courses to use this set up, at least occasionally. Such classes, if done right, could be a template for the “Harvard College Courses” proposed by the Harvard College Curricular Review. These courses are envisioned as introductions to strains of thought, lacking the specificity of many Core Curriculum classes. What better way to introduce and provoke discussion on broad swaths of academia than through a teaching style that encourages debate...
...With the necessity of really dealing seriously with the reports from the various curricular review committees, the Faculty Council was worried that we would not have enough time,” said Professor of the History of Science Everett I. Mendelsohn, who is a council member...
Administrators still intend to bring curricular review legislation before the full Faculty for a vote by the end of the Spring semester, though two additional Faculty meetings will likely be added to the schedule to meet the May deadline, Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby told the Faculty Council yesterday...