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But Kirby was not swayed earlier this year when he was presented with a petition bearing the names of 1,200 students opposed to preregistration.
Though he invited the petition organizers to the Faculty Council last week to make their case, those students’ concerns were not factored into the proposal that was presented to he Faculty for discussion on Tuesday.
In its current form, the plan would require students to select classes before the term begins. It has encountered widespread opposition among undergraduates, who organized a petition against it that garnered 1,200 signatures.
The meeting opened with the presentation of a petition, signed by more than 250 students, requesting that Summers consult students on the dean search.
But despite the proposal’s seemingly impending passage, some professors and many undergraduates remain unsure that preregistration will benefit students significantly enough to warrant the loss of freedom in course selection that it would bring. Roughly 1,200 students felt so strongly about the proposal that they signed...