Word: slating
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...hundreds of courses available to Harvard undergraduates, it is no secret that many Harvard students are not satisfied with the many educational offerings—and rightfully so. And yawning gaps in particular sub-areas (like Continental philosophy) are only part of the problem. At the department level, the slate of courses offered reflects faculty interests in particular areas instead of a coherent vision of what a complete undergraduate education in a particular concentration ought to cover. This is not to say that departments hastily organize their undergraduate requirements; it is clear that concentration requirements are thoughtfully planned given...
...enrollments drop. But one of the most welcome results of a more open distribution system will be an open market, so to speak, for courses, where the best-taught courses will be the cream that rises to the top of the pedagogical milk.That process can begin with a wider slate of Core-satisfying courses. When we open the 2006-2007 Courses of Instruction this fall, we hope to find the Core Curriculum section twice as thick before...
...This week, I go tête à tête with former Arts Chair Ben B. Chung ’06 over this year’s controversial slate of nominated films: “Syriana,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Crash,” “Munich,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and “Paradise Now,” among others...
...Ash Cultural Arts Center, which showcases African influences in New Orleans culture. "Grandmothers who had never gotten on a plane before did, just to get out of town. We've learned to accept change." In the same spirit, you keep hearing about how the storm created a clean slate to draw a new city on. New Orleans these days is full of planners, people coming up with schemes for a smarter, richer, better-organized city, all of them determined to prove that catastrophe is just another word for opportunity...
...CampusTap’s most popular blog, demonstrated the new technology’s capability as it assembled dozens of student comments, news articles, and even “Larry’s farewell” photo albums. The blog received mention in the Washington Post-owned online magazine Slate yesterday afternoon...