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...allows her to experiment with unconventional assignments.For example, the students in her freshman seminar, “Rewriting America: Race, Feminism, and Classic Narratives,” are re-interpreting a classical text through the medium of written work, performance, dance, film, or music for their final projects.This academic freedom is reinforced through the satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading system, Naddaff said.By allowing the pressure for grades to be lifted, students can evolve past the high school mentality of learning solely for the sake of a final grade, said professor of applied biology Ralph Mitchell.Freshman seminars also allow first-years to build intellectual...
...even upperclassman concentrators, this sort of esoteric framework needs to be clarified and translated into less intimidating language before it is presented to undergraduates. Otherwise, the English department will scare away the very students it is hoping to attract.Because of the ambiguity of the modules and the greater freedom of choice under the new system, it is good that the curricular overhaul will be accompanied by an overhaul of departmental advising. Massive curricular changes must go hand-in-hand with greater attention to concentrators, especially during the transitional period. Comprehensive advising is the key to creating a unified course...
...orthodoxy of their predecessor. Brazil’s interest rate remains among the highest in the world at 13.75 percent. This demonstrates that the left and the right have actually agreed on a plan for the country. Their issues are different—modernization of the tax system vs. freedom for the federal police, or control of the government budget vs. poverty alleviation. But Brazil has reached a new paradigm in its economic history: One of fixing the country’s problems without compromising macroeconomic stability...
...present legislation, which the six-person drafting committee has been working on since March, would give students greater freedom to form their own plan of study, accompanied by more robust advising from a faculty member. English concentrators must complete 11 courses for the non-honors track: six English electives, one English 90 seminar, and one class in each of four newly-created “common-ground modules,” in the words of English professor W. James Simpson, who helped draft the proposal. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...graphic depicting a man hanging from his wrists by a red rope next to the words ‘Freedom from slavery, torture, and degrading treatment’ was projected onto Widener Library last night as part of a series of black, white, and red words and images in filmmaker Julie Mallozi’s celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The ‘60.30.1’ light installation by Mallozzi begins a week’s worth of events celebrating the anniversary. The piece, whose title is a reference...