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Now chair of the Near Eastern languages and civilizations department, Harris grew up in what he called a “religiously eclectic” Jewish family in New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D., both in religion, from Columbia.
Harris teaches a popular Moral Reasoning class entitled, “If There Is No God, All Is Permitted,” but when asked whether he believes in God, Harris replied, “I never answer that question.”
Harris said the reading list for the class is inspired by his experience in Columbia’s more rigid general education program, known there as the Core Curriculum.
True to form, Harris relies upon bagels and lox to provide fuel for the members of the Gen Ed committee. For his own busy life, Harris abstains from coffee—he said he doesn’t like the taste. Instead, he drinks vanilla chai and Diet Coke: ?...
The General Education Standing Committee approved six classes in their last meeting of the year, bringing the total number of Gen Ed courses to 45. Sixteen of these classes will be taught in Fall 2008, and 20 will be taught in Spring 2009. Gen Ed committee chair Jay M. Harris...