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...Chief among these unresolved details is the pressing issue of how and when to transition from the Core Curriculum to the new system. Because of the deficiencies of the Core and the ostensible simplicity of a transition, the best course of action for current students is “instant implementation”—getting rid of the Core and moving all students to the new distribution system by next fall.The debate mainly concerns the recommendations of the Committee on General Education, which Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby recently announced would be brought before the Faculty...
Coming up with exciting designs will be crucial to Ford's success. Until recently, with the exception of a new Mustang, an instant hit, Ford has failed to produce cars that have energized the market. Peter Horbury, the company's director of design and Volvo's former design chief, whom Ford brought to Detroit in 2004, was stunned by Ford Motor's rulebound ways. "I told the designers to just get on with what they were doing," he says, "and they looked at me terrified, like, What does that mean?" The designers were so used to following orders that Horbury...
...what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it. One doesn't study calculus before studying arithmetic. In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism...
...Some professors have suggested “instant implementation” for the new distribution requirements, meaning that students starting with the Class of 2007 would have the choice between completing the requirements of the Core or fulfilling a simpler distribution system. But the Faculty has yet to formally discuss that proposal...
Some professors have suggested “instant implementation” for the new distribution requirements, meaning that students starting with the Class of 2007 would have the choice between completing the requirements of the Core or fulfilling a simpler distribution system. But the Faculty has yet to discuss that proposal in great depth...