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Harvard's first formal review of undergraduate education since 1945 began in 1971 with a quiet meeting between then President-elect Bok and then-Professor of Economics Henry Rosovsky. Two years later, Rosovsky took over as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) with a mandate for curricular reform...
...There is a general feeling that as we move into the twenty-first century, future citizens should know more science than the Core demands," says Dean of the Division of Applied Sciences (DAS) Paul C. Martin...
...opposite extreme, some liberal educators question the value of imposing a universal curriculum for students. It would be impossible to define a "single program of study that is good for everyone," says Dean of Brown College Sheila E. Blumstein, given the variation of student abilities and interests...
Meanwhile, University of Chicago Dean Ralph W. Nicolas says that creating small classes also depends on a university's will...
...pretty intensive program," the dean says. "It guarantees that all students in the college will have a common ground for discussion...