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...Humanities and the Arts, and the Study of Societies. A student would have to take a “Harvard College Course” (HCC)—some sort of interdisciplinary survey course—in the two areas opposite his or her concentration. However, the report lacked vision and never clearly defined what an HCC would be, leaving a mish-mash of unclear goals in its wake...
...vision for an HCC is based on examples like these. An HCC should include three main components. First, they should contain a historical component to acquaint students with the contexts behind the ideas presented in the course. Second, HCCs must include a theoretical component aimed at teaching students about the important ideas that shaped the subject matter. Ideally, this would involve reading selections from the great thinkers in each field. Through these theories, students would learn different analytic approaches to knowledge, much like they do in the present Core Curriculum. Finally, an HCC should have a practical or experimental component...
...We’re both very excited about our vision for next year—it’s a tremendous honor to be in this position,” said Vasan. The pair was elected in one of the first contested elections in the group’s recent history...
...church, synagogue, mosque, or temple or if they have an individual, meaningful relationship with a higher power is immaterial. The point is that many Americans have a faith they are devoted to and derive their values from. The result is that when many Americans talk about their vision of what America should be and what American politics should accomplish, these ideas are largely influenced by religion and conceived of in religious vocabulary. If the Left is incapable of conversing in the language of religion and presenting values consistent with social justice as religiously-informed values, it will consistently alienate Americans...
...tortured patient who could not perceive objects from his left fieƒld of vision, Bartkus is impressive as a man who speaks rapidly in half-words and even, as a symptom of his disorder, invented some new words. Equally remarkable were performances by Videt, as a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and Redko as a man who can no longer recognize the face of his wife...