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The Core had long been threatening education like a gang of Carthaginians invading the Republic. Only in 2002 was it finally pronounced inadequate and in need of replacement. Its model of awkward categories and trivial information had led to a crisis of liberal education at the College, and so a...
Knowles, choking up, introduced Bok by saying the Faculty was “privileged and grateful that Derek agreed to be recalled to this venerable place.” Professors responded with extended, rousing applause.
Knowles, for his part, was attending his first Faculty meeting as dean since he stepped down in 2001. He led a short discussion of FAS finances informed by his letter to colleagues last week, which cautioned the Faculty to prepare for a possible $75 million budget deficit in 2010.
James Engell ’73, chair of the English and American literature and language department, asked Knowles whether the terms of restricted-use funds could be changed to meet new needs in a time of tightened budgets.
Knowles acknowledged that the terms of many funds “are often sadly inappropriate for current use,” but told Engell that administrators were working “essentially continuously” to find legal but creative ways to use restricted money.