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Saying that the effort appeared at odds with the EPC's work to have all concentrations have a "capstone" experience, which is usually a thesis, the professor said he did not understand why FAS should reduce the incentive for students to chose honor tracks within their concentrations...
...response, Buell said that the EPC may in the future consider whether the degree should exist at all. The change will take effect beginning with the Class...
Dean of Undergraduate Education Laurence Buell argued for the measure at the meeting, saying that the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) had recommended it to reduce student and parental distress at the faintly pejorative ring of the words "General Studies...
Admittedly, none of these projects is perfect (though the dean applies a Gazette-like sheen to make them appear so in his letter). Students still protest the lack of an ethnic studies concentration, some concentrations' improvements under the EPC are much more "incremental" than others and the dean's discussion of the EPC itself begins with a glossing-over of the much-flawed Core program...
...onerous it may seem to agree to serving on yet another committee, the rewards can outweigh the minor time commitment required. Although professors' first reaction when asked to serve on a committee is often a tired sigh, when they do sit on relatively effective committees such as the EPC, they often say they are glad to have spent the time doing something productive for the College...