Word: curriculum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They tried hiding it in the course catalogue in the Core Curriculum under a revised title, but even that couldn't keep 1,053 students away from learning the basics of supply and demand in "The Principles of Economics...
...department has been embroiled in controversy since John F. Kain, professor of Economics, took over as chairman of the CRP in 1975 and introduced a more multidisciplinary curriculum, which includes courses in economics and political analysis as well as planning...
Francois Vigier, professor of City and Regional Planning and chairman of the department from 1969 to 1971, and other critics repeatedly criticized Kain for emphasizing economics over planning both on curriculum and faculty appointments...
Last March, the American Planning Association (APA) delayed renewal of CRP's accreditation, criticizing the department's divergence from the traditional planning curriculum...
...Kain says that the APA objections were vague and did not acknowledge the planning experience of those faculty without degrees in planning. He added that he supplied the APA with more information about the curriculum...