Word: curriculums
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Frieden said he supported the possibility of a one-semester tutorial, explaining that holding a full-year tutorial would be an administrative nightmare for students transferring into Government once concentration choice is pushed back. Changes to the tutorial, Frieden said, will reflect future changes to general education and Core Curriculum requirements across the University...
...your territory,” said Skocpol, who has been mentioned as a potential candidate to replace outgoing Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby.After Skocpol’s speech, Kirby opened a scheduled discussion of the proposed general education requirements that would replace the Core Curriculum. A curricular review panel has proposed a set of broad distribution requirements to succeed the Core, but the plan has yet to garner a Faculty consensus.“If this were easy, we would be done by now,” Kirby said at the beginning of his remarks. He emphasized that...
While the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will meet today to discuss major reforms to the College’s system of general education that could eventually lead to the elimination of the Core Curriculum, the committee that oversees the current system is working to expand the number of departmental courses that can be taken to fulfill Core requirements. Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby said last week that he wrote to departments and asked them to submit lists of courses they offer that could be used as Core bypasses in the fall. The Core Standing Committee (CSC), which...
Incorporating practical classes like positive psychology—courses that teach students to enjoy their college experience—into the new core curriculum might be a step in the right direction. Unless they change their mindset, Harvard’s stressed out students are unlikely to suddenly wake-up and appreciate the amazing opportunities available on campus and in the Boston area. While a creative social events board might produce activities that are interesting to undergraduates at Harvard, students whose plates are full with other obligations will surely not be in attendance...
...manila folder containing a tenure candidate’s dossier may be up to 10 inches thick. According to the Appointment Handbook for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it may enclose such documents as the department chair’s case statement, the candidate’s curriculum vitae and research statement, teaching evaluations, and over a dozen three-to-four page letters. Every senior faculty member in the candidate’s department writes a confidential letter which is considered in conjunction with reviews from outside scholars. Mailed back from across the nation and sometimes across the globe...