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...scientific issue, his general education coursework should at least give him the wherewithal to become informed. The Task Force on General Education’s proposal is a good start; the exclusion of courses like Science B-57, “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives,” which fail to provide basic science literacy, will make the general science curriculum more relevant and useful to humanities and social science concentrators. Moreover, the committee is right to require that courses “teach key scientific concepts” and “impart an understanding of the methods...
...vital role in maintaining pluralism, a fundamental feature of democracy. Gary J. Merrill, Lecturer Cardiff School of Journalism Media and Cultural Studies Cardiff A War for Darfur? Columnist Peter Beinart argued that military action may be the necessary solution to the horrendous situation in Darfur [Oct. 2]. He failed to mention the role that Muslim countries and leaders could play in pressuring Sudan to open up Darfur to U.N. peacekeeping troops. It is deeply disconcerting that the Muslim community and its leaders demonstrate an amazing capacity to orchestrate vocal opposition when they sense a slight to Islam yet fail dismally...
...offending anyone and claiming that - regardless of our personal beliefs - constitutional principles tie our hands on issues like abortion or school prayer. Such strategies of avoidance may work for progressives when the opponent is Alan Keyes. But over the long haul, I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in the lives of the American people, and so avoid joining a serious debate about how to reconcile faith with our modern, pluralistic democracy...
They might be just months away from a diploma, but most Harvard College seniors would fail finishing school...
Furthermore, the very interdisciplinary nature and ubiquity of religion suggests that one need not even take classes that explicitly address the topic in their course titles to acquire perspective about its applicable significance. It is hard to imagine how one could take a class on American government and fail to struggle with religiously-charged political issues such as stem cell research and school prayer or how one could take a class on European history without grappling with clashes of religion in the Crusades or the Reformation. The case could be made that undergrads need to experience a more catholic variety...