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Courses most likely to be lotteried may actually have preregistration estimates that are inflated, while small courses not expecting more than a handful of students might be bombarded by the masses. The Core office, which administers some of the largest courses at Harvard, is now able to predict enrollments with surprising accuracy based on when the course was last offered, how many students may still need to fulfill the specific requirement, and how many other courses are offered in that area. University Hall can also provide predictions to faculty members. Whether those faculty members choose to listen to them...
Last year’s faculty legislation reducing Core requirements from eight to seven and promoting study abroad are only two in the series of recent changes. In 1997, a review of the Core resulted in the current Quantitative Reasoning requirement...
...first, planned for Nov. 6, is titled “The Harvard Core Curriculum: History and Practice” and will feature Gurney Professor of English Literature James Engell, Loeb Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures Maria M. Tatar, Dillon Professor of International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez and Associate Dean of FAS David Pilbeam...
...secondary looked especially weak as Crimson defensive backs were frequently foiled by the talented Big Red receiving core...
...this dramatic, emotional side of homemaking that today's home shows appeal to, more than the nuts-and-bolts of nuts and bolts. Sure, there are still hard-core shows for people who actually own power sanders. But these new shows--light on the how-to, heavy on the effervescent patter--are more like daytime-TV makeovers: if only someone with a discerning eye looked at you, they say, you could discover your true, unique beauty. (They're not about doing it yourself; they're about redoing yourself...