Word: curriculum
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...students started shopping, classes were packed all around—often overflowing into hallways—with a disproportionate number of these courses counting toward the Core Curriculum. Though College administrators were able to predict that General Education classes would be large since freshmen have just one "U.S. in the World" class to look at this fall, they may have forgotten that there are still all those sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are under a curriculum that has already "shuffled off its mortal coil," in English professor James Simpson's words over a year...
...principle that there should be special courses designed, in the words of [General Education task force co-chair] Alison Simmons, to bring knowledge to the student.” Faust detailed the progression from Harvard’s first Gen Ed report in 1945 to the Core Curriculum of the 1970s to today’s Gen Ed program. Simmons discussed how Gen Ed addresses two main themes: change and globalization. “Things change, and they change quickly,” Simmons said. “The hot new computer that you just got for college will...
Malan said he does not plan on heavily incorporating the phones into the course curriculum...
...semester among the students enrolled in CS 50—a number that usually reaches roughly 300—as one option for their final projects. Malan said he sees the phones as “a welcome experiment” to enhance an already comprehensive curriculum...
...cash infusion. The grant from the Flora Family Foundation, which supports public service initiatives, will be given to the student group in two yearly installments of $25,000. The money will be used to expand the Leadership Institute’s existing programs as well as develop new curriculum. The student-run Institute—started in 2004-2005—seeks to provide concrete leadership training to supplement academic education for students. The organization holds skill-building workshops, hosts guest speakers, stages discussion forums among student organization leaders, and runs a program to mentor middle school students. John...