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After a measure to eliminate honors degrees based solely on GPA divided the Faculty in a meeting last month, further discussion of the issue has been postponed indefinitely, according to outgoing Dean of Undergraduate Education Susan G. Pedersen...
...proposal, drafted by Pedersen in January, recommended eliminating cum laude in general studies (CLGS)—an honor based entirely on GPA and not work done within the concentration...
...seems odd to award honors to students who have not earned honors in their concentrations, given that work in the concentration is the most important component of undergraduates’ work here,” Pedersen wrote earlier in the semester...
...consensus now [among the Faculty] seems to be that honors should be looked at holistically and the CLGS piece should not be dealt with separately,” Pedersen said...
...University should make sure that the next dean of undergraduate education maintains the commitment and enthusiasm that Pedersen infused into the administration during her tenure. For her efforts and improvements we thank her, and wish her well...