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Newspaper
Barnard Bulletin
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
2
A university committee recommends a Senior Scholars program where qualifying juniors apply to a faculty committee to design a one year project. Senior Scholars would be exempt from standard coursework and present their work for approval at year end. The plan includes showcasing arts and sciences.
A report notes appointment of a special committee to study and report on satisfaction of requirements by examination and other alternatives to taking A courses.
The notice outlines proposed changes to degree requirements and mentions that fuller discussions will appear in the next Bulletin issue. It notes planned coverage of a revitalized freshman year, removal of an honors program, an optional two week reading period, and other details in the upcoming February 21 bulletin.
Barnard’s Mead Janeway and Reid as a Barnard trio on Alumni Fun lose February 13 to Amherst 1400 to 1240. Contest featured six categories with trivia stumps and two future presidents pictured with Washington’s Delaware crossing, plus a sports category swap. The broadcast raised one thousand dollars for the Alumnae Fund.
The text notes a continued discussion during the 1966 freshman orientation about a blue book overlapping the Freshman Handbook. Miss Altbach suggests the two guides might be combined to streamline materials for new students.
The Department of Health Education and Welfare has approved a larger work-study grant for Barnard College under the Higher Education Act. The program opens to more students in need, with preference to those from low income families, and offers part time jobs at Barnard and partner organizations paid partly by the government.
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