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...critics complain History 10a is poorly taught...
That last class is taught by 300th Anniversary University Professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. And she was sufficiently angered by Tierney’s column that she wrote a lengthy response, which landed errantly in The Crimson’s editorial page...
...remedy for History 10a’s current woes is not to abolish it, but to turn it into a more serious endeavor. If it is in fact poorly taught, then ensure it is taught better. If it is spread too thin, then schedule additional lectures and hold two sections a week. Or—and pardon this passing fantasy given the reality on the ground—restore History 10a to its proper place as a two-semester course...
...result in senior theses. Not every course must deeply probe narrow topics; sometimes the information—the facts themselves—can carry the day. Broad survey courses ask questions that help students connect the dots of otherwise loosely connected material. History 10a should continue to be taught and continue to be required of history concentrators. The History Department may decide to establish a proficiency test of some form in order to excuse the few students who already possess the background the course provides, but for most concentrators, taking the course is a necessity. Moreover, if History...
...admitted to a fiction class in the English department. “I’d been trying my darndest,” he says ruefully. When he heard about a non-credit screenwriting workshop in Winthrop House, he tried his hand at that.The seminar, taught by Winthrop tutor Andrew Arthur, proved to be a godsend. Screenwriting provided a path for Smith not to “take [himself] so seriously.”Although Smith has since earned a place in Visiting Lecturer on African and African American Studies and on English and American Literature and Language Jamaica Kincaid?...