Word: programing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...authorizing the groundwork for a degree-granting program in Afro-American studies last week, Dean Ford started the process of filling a shameful hole in the University's curriculum. Ford's support is crucial for any proposed academic change, and his responsiveness to the black students proposal may be a turning point in building a program for students of Afro-American culture here. And since innovations at Harvard have echoes in other parts of the country, the new program could give academic legitimacy to the study of black history and institutions, which is now neglected in almost all secondary schools...
...there is still work to be done here in translating the sentiment for an Afro-American studies into a workable program. The mechanics of setting up a degree committee should not prove difficult; the CEP earlier this year discussed a proposal by Bruce Chalmers, Master of Winthrop House, to establish such committees for any student with a legitimate plan for concentration which fell outside the range of normal Harvard fields...
...latter was almost impossible not to do. Generally speaking, Buswell and Valenti played their short, concentrated program with the aplomb and assurance of which only professionals are capable...
...these, however, are petty considerations compared to the sheer feat of performing that much Bach--any musician's ordeal by combat--on one program. Almost consistently competent on a professional level, the combined efforts of Buswell and Valenti frequently achieved real excitement as well. Hedonist or intellectual, that is as much as anyone...
Robert C. Lower '69, manager of the Glee Club, explained, "We hope the changes will allow us to better meet the demands of both the community and singers for a more various musical program...