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...Since its 1872 inception, the course has allowed first-years to polish their writing skills in a relatively intimate environment; however, more recently, the time-honored program has been met with mixed reviews. Despite its general favorability, many students agree that Expos falls short in several significant ways. The curricular review hopes to fix that, and indeed, the report contains some encouraging proposals. We are optimistic that the next iteration of Harvard’s Expository Writing Program will be the best...
After over a year of closed-door debate, the curricular review was openly discussed for the first time yesterday, when members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) took wide-ranging positions on everything from general education to study abroad...
Yesterday’s meeting of the Faculty saw an unusually long debate, lasting a full hour of the 90-minute-long meeting, despite the still vague nature of many recommendations from the first stage of the curricular review...
Science education for non-scientists is complex and controversial. In the past, Harvard has demonstrated leadership on this issue—particularly during the curricular review under University President James B. Conant ’14. At that time, in the aftermath of the atomic bomb, science education seemed essential, and consequently the field of history of science was established in order to appraise the trajectory and concerns of modern science. Nevertheless, in recent decades, the role and relevance of science in daily life has changed substantially, and Harvard has failed to respond adequately. Too often, the Harvard curriculum shirks...
...recent report of the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR) proposes many new and exciting curricular modifications in this sphere as well a much-needed new emphasis on the importance of the sciences. The principles laid out in the report for science education, however, are still broad and ambiguous and will require much more critical thinking before they can be implemented effectively...