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...courses in certain important disciplines like moral reasoning, history, and foreign cultures.“I think it is a serious mistake in the blanket condemnations of the Core to not provide a shelter for those types of courses,” Hoffmann said.Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier ’60, a member of the General Education committee, dismissed concerns that the proposed curriculum gives students too much freedom, arguing that most students will seek classes outside their discipline.“I think these fears are overdrawn,” said Maier, a former Crimson editorial...
...Psychology Steven A. Pinker, who served on the general education committee. “We could be more assertive with our recommendations.”Pinker acknowledged, however, that there is a “burden of proof” for any requirement.Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier ’60 compared a system of general education to a Christmas tree, with each faculty member hoping to add a particular requirement as an ornament.Presenters said that requirements are still subject to change and urged faculty and students to voice their opinions in coming weeks and months. The report?...
...show up elsewhere, but the pared-down styles did. At Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld sent out crisp white eyelet skirts and polka-dot blouses as a backdrop to Silvia Venturini Fendi's standout handbags - now in funky combinations of straw, plastic, canvas and patent leather. At Bottega Veneta, designer Tomas Maier paired sterling silver?ornamented velvet handbags with simple dresses in dusty shades of khaki and stone.And Miuccia Prada made a strong case for the new simplicity with her plain-Jane, drop-waisted dresses in a palette of chalk, gray and blush pink. Her models walked the runway in patent-leather...
Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Andrew Knoll, Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier ’60, Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language Louis Menand, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, and Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons met and drafted the new document without the full committee over the summer...
...face of this impending compromise between methods and values, the outlines of which have already begun to take shape, it is crucially important that we remember why we study the West. While Maier believes that Western values should no longer be privileged in the way they were during Harvards pre-Core, Gen Ed days, he also adds that, from one perspective, Western values should be deprivileged because of their worldwide diffusion. From this point of view, studying the West is really about understanding the basis of a global culture that many feel is emerging. The West...