Word: knowleses
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In his annual budget letter, sent to the Faculty on Feb. 4, Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles reported that the College's finances should "evince only mild concern," in contrast to the tone of "deep alarm" that characterized the letter five years ago.
However, Knowles also suggestes that the Core may have been neglected, noting that the Faculty's energies over the past several years have focused on improving the non-Core curriculum.
While the Core is a concern, Knowles says, it has to be considered in the larger context of undergraduate education.
"We have to balance the demands of so many desirable things: small-group instruction, faculty-led seminars, thesis supervision and research opportunities and expand the Core and ensure that all the basic departmental courses are covered," Knowles writes. "We shall try harder to guarantee a balanced menu."
According to a draft report submitted by the Resources Committee, which advises Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles, the practice of only tenuring renowned scholars causes problems for the University.