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...identity will receive full department status. Ethan Y. Yeh ’03, a member of the Ethnic Studies Coalition, has been especially active in seeking departments in Latino and Latin American studies, Native-American studies and Asian-American studies, as well as in “area studies?? of regions such as Africa and South Asia. According to his op-ed published on this page, the first purpose of such programs would be to “diversify the academic curriculum” by including courses on communities that have been neglected thus...
Second are the “Historical Studies?? critics. They dislike the word “axis” because, unlike the axis powers in World War II, Iraq, Iran and North Korea aren’t part of a formal alliance. These critics then impress us with their erudition by noting that Iraq, Iran, and North Korea have different historical and cultural backgrounds, and even speak different languages. (Who knew...
...achieved in spring 2001 when the certificate was approved by both the CES and Dean of Undergraduate Education Susan G. Pedersen ’81-’82, but unfortunately, the new chair of the CES—Werner Sollors, who is also a professor of Afro-American studies??decided to review the certificate proposal again this year. As with most proposals stuck in committee, no progress has been made...
...fide artist whose first professional photography exhibition opened last Friday at Jamaica Plain’s Gallery at Green Street. His journey from high school to Green Street has included both an introductory community college course and the most theory-heavy offerings of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies??and he has done most of it without the approval of his parents, who want him to be a lawyer...
Even thousands strong, the Harvard campus protest march has yet to affect major policy change. Things aren’t looking too promising for the 20-odd supporters of the Committee on Ethnic Studies?? certificate program who braved cold weather and total apathy toward their cause in a protest last week. Yeh, who is spearheading the certificate push, is not as glibly optimistic as most Faculty. “I do see Harvard kind of changing along with the curriculum, as other colleges do,” he admits reluctantly. But he adds...