Word: menand
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...Menand, an active member of the 2004-2005 committee, said this summer's committee will attempt to build on the work of the previous groups. "We're not just going to throw it out," he said of the current proposal. "We're going to think of ways to make it work better...
...Menand added, however, that the new committee was not ruling out the possibility of starting from scratch with a new report...
Although this summer's committee strives to talk openly with the Faculty, Menand also emphasized the benefits of drafting general education proposals with a small number of professors...
...want it to be an open process to the extent that we can, but we want the committee to be able to work as a six-person committee," Menand said. "I'm encouraged that it's a small group. We'll get things done a little more efficiently...
...membership of the summer committee parallels the three-by-three structure of the current Gen Ed recommendations, with two professors representing each of the three proposed areas. The two humanities professors on this summer's committee, Menand and Professor of Philosophy Alison Simmons, were both members of the Gang of Five. The two science professors on the committee, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology David R. Liu '94 and Ford Professor of Human Evolution David Pilbeam, and the two social science professors on the committee, Lindsley Professor of Psychology Stephen M. Kosslyn and Professor of Sociology Mary C. Waters...