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Steven E. Ozment, also known as the world's leading authority on the early modern family, grins under purple-rimmed reading glasses and admits that his specialty "may be a return to my real-life interests...
...there is reason for optimism. Professor of History James Hankins, McLean Professor of Ancient and Modern History Steven Ozment, Goelet Professor of French History Patrice Higonnet '58, and Krupp Foundation Professor of European Studies Charles S. Maier '60, appear to have adaptations of History 10 ("Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures") headed into the core for 1995-96. As Ozment notes, "The distinctive feature of a liberal education has traditionally been the acquisition of a deep sense of precedent, so the goal has been to give students a long perspective on the world they live...
Schama's History Department colleagues express the hope that Schama will return after only a short stay at Columbia--chances for which are "slim," in Ozment's words...
With this in mind, Schama was given permission for a one year leave of absence, a right Ozment says is granted to all faculty members who are on the verge of resigning...
...hope that it [Columbia] is not the place for him," Ozment says. "It's unusual for faculty to go and come...but it's nice to hold the door open. He's welcome should he want to come back...