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Enough has been written about the failures of the Core Curriculum on this page, and as of late, nearly as much has been written supporting the current direction of the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR). In particular, the Committee on General Education’s recommendations, which propose that students satisfy general education requirements with departmental courses or foundational and integrative courses in general education, look promising. By increasing the flexibility and creating a competitive market for courses, the curricular review stands to drastically improve the fundamental nature of a Harvard education...
...statement released to The Crimson the morning after Kirby’s resignation, Skocpol said that the Faculty is at a “critical juncture,” and added that “FAS must assert its strength and further its core values—furthering superb undergraduate education and a close relationship between basic research and teaching—while at the same time engaging closely in an ever more integrated University that is undergoing major, much needed expansion, especially in the sciences. We all have our work...
Kirby added that he plans to return to teaching a Core course, Historical Studies A-74, “Contemporary China: The People’s Republic and Taiwan in the Modern World,” next spring...
This spring Ulrich will teach the Core course Historical Study B-41, “Inventing New England: History, Memory, and the Creation of a Regional Identity,” and she said in an interview that “the early 20th century was very much about looking back to the colonial times...
...Back again by popular demand, the course’s popularity last spring is likely a testament to students’ cravings for food beyond the routine dining hall menu. Over a quarter of students last spring took Social Analysis 70 as an elective, not to fulfill a Core requiremnt, and the course can be expected to draw another hungry crowd this shopping period as well...