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...mind. His tact, his wit, and his sense of judgment have always been valued, and the level of care he brought to the deanship will not be forgotten. Knowles’ absence is particularly difficult at this uncertain time, when many of the initiatives he has spearheaded, from the curricular review to FAS budgetary and hiring strategy, are still in limbo. We hope to see him well enough to take up his traditional role on commencement morning and watch his projects come to fruition in the fall...
...motion represented an attempt to reconcile the committee’s most popular course with the new strictures of the looming curricular reform. All MBB courses are currently offered through other departments...
...Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 is considering forming a committee of faculty and administrators to review the procedures of the Ad Board next semester, after professors finish voting on the curricular review this spring...
Under any scenario, it will not be easy to fashion more pedagogically effective courses and weave stronger ties between students and faculty advisors. But we can achieve measurable reforms in just a few years, if we set clear goals and modify ossified procedures. To make curricular reform a reality, we must of course ensure accountability and careful budgeting—yet also find ways to enhance cooperation, reduce bureaucracy, and stimulate creative teaching and learning where it really counts, from the bottom up, and in the hearts and minds of teachers and students themselves...
Theda Skocpol is the current dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and was the chair of the 2006-07 FAS Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, which offered ideas to support ongoing curricular reforms...