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...Derek C. Bok and Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles intent on completing the College’s first curricular review in more than 30 years, the Task Force on General Education—headed by Simmons and Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language Louis Menand??convened over the summer and completed its 38-page report this October. In contrast to the current Core Curriculum, which emphasizes approaches to academic inquiry, the proposed program connects liberal education to life outside Harvard. “The ambition of the program of general education...
...terrible joy of haggling, have forgotten that they must go back home to feed the children. In the process, the big questions have been left unanswered. Not only would the pragmatists have been more rigorous in their assessments, but one suspects they would have disagreed with the answers that Menand??s committee gave...
While few of Menand??s Faculty colleagues are rejecting the report’s thesis outright, they’re scribbling plenty of notes in the margins...
...challenge comes only by taking cross-listed departmental courses. Don’t be silly—skip them. But for the intellectually challenging amongst you, English 177, “Art and Thought in the Cold War,” is not to be missed. Renaissance man Louis Menand??s command of the subject matter allows him to skillfully blend the historical and literary disciplines throughout his lectures, constructing a class that embodies the spirit that should animate more Core offerings. The downside: be prepared to work your way through several tests and papers. The upside...
...contrast to Menand??s words on this year’s committee, the work of the 2004-2005 committee was often shrouded in secrecy, compromising the process of general education reform, according to some professors. The committee has also been criticized of working independently of broader faculty discussions...