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...unusually heavy work load (i.e. number of hours actually spent in the classroom) at Harvard? Junior faculty at Harvard spend almost twice as much time teaching when compared with men in similar ranks at other institutions (see AAUP Bulletin, LII, 1963, statements of the committee on faculty workload...
...have it graded only on a "pass-fail" basis. The Committee for Educational Policy has accepted this concept, added some details of its own, and now will put it before the full Faculty. If the proposal is passed, it will probably mean a significant increase in the academic workload of many students in the College. Likewise, the two-year debate on General Education has been completed, and a new Gen Ed Office will start looking for new Gen Ed courses to fill a more flexible program. This too, over the years, can expand the course offerings open to undergraduates...
...addition to asking a cut in the workload to give students more time to read on their own, the subcommittee's report suggests setting up a large number of seminar-like electives in which each professor could "develop and display his full talents as a teacher and scholar...
...asks for the first major Med School curriculum change since the Flaxner report was released. It suggests cutting the workload, offering many new courses, and beginning small-group teaching on a large scale. For the first time, students could choose a number of courses for themselves...
...basic revision. The present system attempts to teach students everything there is to know about every field; it succeeds only in burdening them with an overwhelming mass of factual information. By coordinating material presented by the departments it will be possible to reduce the required workload and allow students to spend more time exploring elective courses...