Word: reductionism
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Earlier this month, Turkey's multiparty parliament amended key articles of the criminal code whose purpose, civil-rights advocates have long argued, was to limit legitimate freedom of expression. Approved despite the fierce objections of conservative legislators, the changes include reduction of sentences for insulting branches of the Turkish state...
Although a successful approach to grade inflation will certainly result in a reduction in the average student GPA, that reduction must not itself be the goal. Instead, Harvard should aim to reform its grading policies so that grades better serve their original intent; a shift in the overall grade distribution...
Offering a student perspective not often heard at Faculty meetings, Rohit Chopra ’04 said any reduction in Core requirements would encourage students to branch out in their classes.
The proposal has caused a split amongst faculty on the CUE. Many feel that the reduction may weaken the Core’s ability to achieve its central goal of exposing students to multiple disciplines. However, allowing departments to choose one additional Core exemption for its concentrators will not significantly...
The staff admits that the reduction of the Core requirement from eight to seven courses would not solve the greater problem of the Core curriculum. However, they also myopically endorse, out of pure dislike for the current Core program, this proposed step of the CUE to reduce required Core classes...