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...absence of moral and quantitative reasoning requirements is part of the report??s general focus on increasing “student choice and flexibility,” according to the report, which was presented to the Faculty in November...
...favor of the report, noting that its simplicity will allow for more effective advising because every professor will know what the requirements are and will be able to discuss them more easily with students.Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies William A. Graham Jr. and Hoffmann argued that, given the report??s recommendations, the Faculty must remain vigilant to ensure that departments produce the right kinds of courses.“I am not totally confident that the departments will take very seriously the task of creating general education courses of their own,” Hoffman said.Seven members...
...compared a system of general education to a Christmas tree, with each faculty member hoping to add a particular requirement as an ornament.Presenters said that requirements are still subject to change and urged faculty and students to voice their opinions in coming weeks and months. The report??s recommendations are slated to be discussed at upcoming Faculty meetings, with the goal of voting on legislation by the end of the academic year.“The greatest resource we have...[is] the ideas and energy of the people in this room,” said Dean...
...physics concentrator, for example, could take a full year foundational course on Western history, a full year foundational course on European books, and courses on moral reasoning and globalization to complete his general education requirements under the report??s proposal...
...broad distribution requirement,” Phillips Professor of Early American History Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote in an e-mail. “The success or failure of this new, much more open, system will depend on how it is implemented.”TRUSTING THE MARKETAccording to the report??s recommendations, students will be able to choose from a large number of departmental courses or extra-departmental “Courses in General Education” to fulfill their general education requirements. Students will be required to take three courses in each of the two areas furthest...