Word: ic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Founded last January on a $250,000 grant from the Carnegie Institute, the controversial "IC" plan--short for Intelligent Criticism of Ideas--is the key to Brown's future standing in the educational world. If successful it may bring the long-denied national prestige. So far it is working beautifully...
...cross between Harvard's tutorial and St. John's Great Books course, "IC" departs radically from anything ever offered before at Brown. Approximately 200 freshmen with high averages were asked to take the study. After eight weeks they are responding remarkably well...
...substance of the "IC" is a substitution of reason for memorization. Meeting in groups of 20 with a professor, sophomores and freshmen read, discuss, and above all, criticize original great works in the three fields of humanities, social studies, and natural studies...
...weakness of a university has always been its first two years," Wriston states. "Now with two "IC" courses required in every field we may have the problem licked...
Behind the "IC's" early success lie years of planning, Wriston has envisaged an integrated building and academic program. Acting on the theory that keen thinking and comfortable living go hand in hand he instigated the "Quadrangle" idea. "The quad is not just building per se, it's really studying and living all rolled in one," the president explains...