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...editors: The Crimson editorial of May 2, “Gov 97b, Good Riddance,” came as no surprise to the department of government. This year, in anticipation of curricular review changes in the timing of declarations of concentration, our tutorial office ran a comprehensive survey of the tutorial. The responses from our concentrators were detailed and enlightening, and in many cases sobering. With the help of our undergraduate committee, we are now reviewing Gov 97 and proposing radical changes. We will preserve the elements that students appreciate: attention to writing and analysis, a mix of great books...
While concrete changes will not actually be implemented until the 2007-2008 academic year when the concentration choice delay takes effect, next year’s Gov 97 will have fewer lectures and more small tutorial discussions, Rosenblum said...
Part of the initiative for change stemmed from a student survey conducted by a student advisory committee at the end of Gov 97a, which highlighted student dissatisfaction with the course while also pointing to the tutorial’s positive aspects...
...Gov 97b head teaching fellow Jacob M. Kline noted that the last few weeks of the spring semester tutorial repeated topics taught in the introductory courses Historical Studies A-12, “International Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern World” and Government 20, “Introduction to Comparative Politics...
Next year’s tutorial will not immediately differ greatly from this year’s course. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield will continue to teach Gov 97a. Hoffmann and Skach will resume lecturing for Gov...