Word: rhinelandere
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Rhinelander has headed the program for three years, and gives one of the basic General Education courses, Humanities 4. He expects to leave the College next year without finishing the final year of his appointment as lecturer in the Philosophy Department.
Rhinelander's resignation will come as a surprise to many undergraduates, who have assumed that he held his position permanently. However, it was pointed out when Rhinelander assumed the post that it was only a term appointment. It was understood that a permanent post might be created at some future...
Rhinelander is actually the third person to head the General Education program. At its inception, it was briefly directed by Benjamin Rice, now President of Smith College. David E. Owen, now Chairman of the Department of History; succeeded Rice.
When Philip H. Rhinelander leaves Cambridge next fall, the University will lose not only an inspiring lecturer and a fine teacher, but also an administrator who has performed one of the most important tasks in the history of Harvard education-putting General Education on its feet and proving that it...
Rhinelander accepted the controversial and rather thankless position as director of General Education three years ago, forsaking the opportunity of devoting himself to scholarly research in order to administer the new program. He then proceeded in the face of considerable opposition and departmental provincialism, as well as the usual amount...