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...many different kinds of schools, large, small, unisex, coeducational, religious-affiliated, non-religious affiliated. It would be a great shame if any one conception of undergraduate education, or any one curriculum, became dominant--we would lose one of the advantages that we have. So whereas there may be some impact on some institutions, I would very much doubt that there would be a sweeping impact and indeed it would be, I think, unwise and harmful for undergraduate education, given the diversity of needs, interests and aspirations and abilities of the total student body that are being served...
...mention there is the emphasis on quantitative skills, which even when Gen Ed was adopted, which is about the time I went to college, was perceived as something that scientists and engineers and maybe doctors might need but not the majority, and since then there's been a pervasive impact of quantitative forms of reasoning. So the second one is the emphasis on foreign cultures, which again I think reflects the fact that as late as World War II, when the Gen Ed program was introduced, we saw ourselves only temporarily involved in an international conflict, and it wasn...
...take into account the interests of alumni and donors to the K-School--in this case Engelhard's daughter, Sophie (MPA, '77)--and those of K-School students. He says protesters have shrouded the issue in rhetoric. "It was a triumph of symbolism over substance. It had no impact on anybody who lives in South Africa or who might have been a victim. In that sense it has been an inflated debate...
...government and community affairs, who handles the issue in the office. Schmidt's (read: Harvard's) concerns are echoed by national decision-makers. "Frankly, I am appalled by the rush of some members of Congress to create this department despite the lack of information available about the actual impact of these structural changes," Rep. Chisholm told the House Government Operations Committee last year. Chisholm labels the department "a $17 million shot in the dark...
...Harvard Mystique," examines Harvard graduates and their impact on national and international affairs. Prentice-Hall will release Lopez' latest work--"Eros and Ethos: A Comparative Study of Catholic, Jewish and Protestant Sex Behavior"--in the near future...