Word: curricularly
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After Summers and Kirby resigned, one right after the other, Bok thought it was time to reevaluate the direction of the curricular review...
...said in a recent phone interview that when he took over, he feared that the curricular review might die. It was of the utmost importance to sustain the committee’s momentum...
Since Bok had decided to take on the presidency for a second time without being paid, and he himself had overseen the creation of the Core Curriculum, his determination to finish the curricular review was “this sort of heroic thing,” according to Menand...
...curricular review, however, set out to change more than just the curriculum. The Faculty also approved the creation of secondary fields, expanded the Advising and Freshman Seminar Programs, and transformed study abroad from a taboo practice to a full-fledged program that is common, encouraged, and well funded...
Menand remembered feeling excited when Bok invited 15 professors who helped guide the curricular review to a celebratory dinner in Loeb House. They celebrated the conclusion of the review process in the same building where Bok had chewed them out, a little over a year earlier. A string quartet played music. Menand presented Bok with a shirt that said, “BOK,” on the back and, “168-14-11” on the front—the final vote...