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...Book defined Harvard to the whole country for a period of 20 years,” said former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, who graduated under the first Gen Ed curriculum. “The Harvard Faculty actually thought they were doing something important for the world by teaching these kinds of courses. There’s nothing in the air of that kind...
...ensued, between Summers, then-Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby, and then-Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross, and amongst the members of the committee...
Lewis said that, as temporary leaders, Bok and interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles were unwilling to substantially shape the discussions. “This curriculum happened through a democratic process, but it’s the kind of democracy you’d have in Congress if neither the President nor the party leadership was around,” Lewis said. The Faculty revised the legislation line by line during meetings...
...Dean of the Faculty Michael D. Smith recently slashed the number of searches for visiting professors and ladder faculty in light of the economic downturn, departments will be hard pressed to support their existing courses next year—let alone create new Gen Ed courses...
...It’s important for the deans—especially for Dean Smith and for President Faust—to get out front on this issue and help to beat the drums for it,” Menand said. “Just so people understand what we’re doing and why it’s innovative...