Word: curriculum
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...Faculty vote on calendar change would hinge on when professors approve the general education curriculum proposed to replace the Core. Three Faculty meetings remain this spring, including one today, for professors to consider the legislation. Outgoing interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles has said the issue of calendar reform wouldn’t be considered by the full Faculty until the general education curriculum was approved. He declined to comment further yesterday...
...Harvard develops into a truly global institution, and as its students prepare to enter a world in which international travel and trade erode national boundaries, the new general education curriculum should reflect the University’s commitment to teaching its undergraduates about the factors that continue to make the United States unique. But while the institutionalization of this requirement is valuable as a symbol of Harvard’s belief in the enduring value of American studies, I worry that for practical purposes, it will not likely achieve much else...
...them will determine the hallmarks of a Harvard education for the next generation.The most obvious issue pertaining to undergraduate education on the dean’s plate is the ongoing curricular review. On paper, the new system could either become a realigned Core or a completely different and innovative curriculum. Which path it takes lies in the finer details of its implementation, particularly finding and hiring personnel for the new system, all of which the new FAS dean will decide.The General Education system can only be a drastic change if it includes a plethora of new classes and an emphasis...
...simply be moved to a different part of the year. Calendar reform has been put on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ back burner for the past several years, thanks primarily to the urgency of the Harvard College Curricular Review. After all, the calendar should fit the curriculum, not vice-versa. But now the broad brushstrokes of the curricular review have been nearly finalized and the faculty is simply working out the details before a final vote. It thus makes sense to return to the issue of the calendar at this time, which...
...pending general education proposal to replace the Core Curriculum passes a Faculty vote this spring, the next dean will oversee the implementation of the new program...