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...Three types of classes count toward Gen Ed: courses explicitly labeled “General Education?? in the course catalog, old-school Core Curriculum classes that still count for Gen Ed credit, and departmental alternatives. The latter two should be listed without course descriptions in the Gen Ed section of the course catalog...
...woman whose shoulders bear the burden of steering higher education??s grandest endowment through the most debilitating financial crisis in a half-century, Jane L. Mendillo cuts a decidedly unassuming figure.She speaks with measured confidence but betrays no ostentation. Her office, situated on the 16th floor of the Boston Federal Reserve Building, is adorned with little more than a few family photographs, three flat-panel monitors sitting atop her desk, and a comfortable view of Boston Harbor.But beneath her unobtrusive exterior, Mendillo, CEO of Harvard Management Company, harbors a wealth of investment knowledge. She commands the respect...
After running through two resident deans in just two years, Cabot House has appointed writing tutor Jill Constantino to fill the post next year, House Master Jay M. Harris announced on Monday. Constantino—a Cabot dining hall fixture known for her approachable nature and commitment to undergraduate education??will replace Mya M. Mangawang, who served as resident dean for only a year before abruptly announcing her resignation in May. “I hope to spread a little of what makes me happy,” Constantino wrote in an e-mailed statement yesterday...
...According to then president of the Graduate School of Education??s Student Association Cabinet John B. Chittick, many Harvard students were vocal about their feelings towards nuclear proliferation. “It was a very big item because
...fellow seniors fulfilled are now being phased out. The “Core Curriculum,” established in 1978 to define “a standard that meets the needs of the late twentieth century,” has become outmoded, defunct, quaint. Now, “General Education?? is being rolled out to replace it.On face, the Core and Gen Ed aren’t particularly different. At times, Gen Ed even looks like nothing more than a rehashed Core. Both programs demand that students take classes outside their specialized areas. Both advocate the development...