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...faculty's public approval of the suggested changes comes soon after the presidential campaign, the Lukas article and Bok's appointment of a well-known scholar, Professor of Government Robert D. Putnam, as the new dean...
...despite the fact that many view Putnam's selection as a signal from Bok that the school must consolidate its curriculum, most Kennedy School professors insist that the recent review was not prompted by the external criticisms...
...there were things that needed changing in the school's previous approach, and yes, we needed midcourse corrections," Putnam says. "But the changes emerged above all from self-criticism rather than from outside criticism of the school...
Whether or not the school's review is a reaction to external or internal criticism--or both--the debate it has sparked over the extent to which quantitative approaches should continue to dominate the school's curriculum promises to reshape the school under Putnam...
While Allison played a relatively insignificant part in the review--leaving the process in the hands of faculty and students--professors say they expect Putnam will play a larger role in determining the future direction of the curriculum review. The next stage, they say, will include the actual development of courses in ethics and politics...