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...doesn't happen at all in upper-level classes, and we only have one or two each year in the 1,000 or so students in introductory calculus," he says...
...result of the decision, candidates must demonstrate "outstanding work across a range of fields" and in "upper-level courses not directly related to the concentration in each of the broad curricular areas...
...fewer students go on to take upper-level economics courses, and many scholars have noted that the science of economics is losing its popularity. John Cassidy recently wrote an article in The New Yorker called "The Decline of Economics" citing one of the reasons for economics' acquired unpopularity since Keynes' death as the perception that economists have established very few sophisticated theories that hold water. Therefore many important economic concepts remain inexplicable. "The most significant developments in the American economy over the past 20 years are the slow-down in productivity growth and the increase in wage inequality, and honest...
There's a standard explanation that white-run companies employ when they are taken to task for having homogeneous work forces. "Hey," upper-level management types will say, "we looked for qualified folks. There just were no black candidates." It's the old "N.B.C." answer, and in the face of a historic turnabout, the National Broadcasting Co. happens to be using said answer to defend its just-announced fall season. NBC, the network that broadcast the pioneering Cosby Show in the '80s, the network that carried the Nat King Cole Show in the 1950s when virtually no advertisers were willing...
...contrast, seniors often have a great need for electives. The rigors of the thesis and upper-level classes make many seniors desperate for interesting, less-intense classes. For a graduating premed, a Senior Seminar might represent the last chance to take a good college-level literature course. The prospect of graduation--meaning leaving the class-room for good, or pursuing highly specialized graduate studies--would make seniors appreciative of a less structured, discussion-oriented seminar in a way that first-years...