Word: revolutionizing
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The problem is the registrar's office did not envision the hordes of students that would be descending on this class. While both of the other cores in this category study wars, this core focuses on the "rights revolution in jurisprudence," according to Courses of Instruction. Why would anyone think...
But the scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries and the transformation of agrarian into industrial societies have not only demolished the credibility of the Christian book-religion. They have transformed our conception of knowledge more fundamentally. An absolutely certain knowledge is no longer the presence of a select...
Since he replaced former dean John H. McArthur, Clark has begun what many call a revolution in the way business is taught by vastly increasing the uses of technology in and out of the classroom.
As if that weren't enough, some of the Core areas offer courses so narrow in scope as to be ridiculous. For instance, the courses that count for Historical Study B cover the French Revolution, World War I and the Warren Court, 1953-1969. Period. While all of these periods...
I must respectfully dissent on the grounds that I believe courses focusing on a specific period or event to be extremely valuable. To say certain Core courses' narrowness of scope makes them "ridiculous" not only undermines the importance of major periods such as the French Revolution or the Warren Court...