Word: ethnical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Beefing up ethnic studies is a necessary response to changing U.S. demographics. Hopefully, the new courses will reach a substantial portion of Harvard students and help them understand the myriad of groups making America their home...
...plan shows a willingness on the part of the administration to listen to a student concern and try to address it. By increasing the number of ethnic course offerings from one this semester to five in the future, FAS would boost an academic area it has rarely noticed in the past. Students can only benefit from broadened offerings...
...plan is not without its flaws. It would link all ethnicities and disciplines under a catch-all heading, "ethnic studies." Lumping together Asian-American literature and Mexican-American history and Native American art fails to recognize the inherent differences among the fields and may prove as effective as expecting the history, fine arts and literature departments to coordinate their efforts...
With only one scholar on campus per term, students would have to wait several semesters to take a course about a certain ethnic group. One or two classes every four years will hardly be enough to satisfy the interests of groups anxious to have their backgrounds represented...
Students will not know enough about future course offerings to include ethnic classes in their plan of study. So while students will consider this area when they search for electives, they will not be able to rely on it as a foundation for any academic agenda--whether it be grounding for a thesis or general concentration work. Ethnic studies will remain peripheral to the Harvard experience...