Barnard seeks relevance in curriculum changes
Barnard College faces criticism that its teaching trains students to be educated without meaning. Holly Gunner leads reforms to slow pacing, foster personal contact, and introduce seminars on personal concerns while expanding participation in exams and Dean's List discussions.
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Truman urges timetable for presidential proposals and reform aims
Dean Truman argues Congress should act within a set time on presidential proposals and push a formal timetable for the agenda. He warns reform could widen power dispersion if seniority is scrapped or electronic voting is adopted, while suggesting joint hearings and financial disclosure to curb conflicts.
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Gloria Leitner argues Barnard should give students and faculty a voice in policy. The piece contrasts student activism at St John’s Yale Stanford and Berkeley with Barnard’s quieter unrest, urging shared governance to determine who the college serves and runs for.
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Greenberg Urges Science History Course Value
Professor Daniel Greenberg argues the History of Science cannot replace Barnard’s science requirement. He says good science courses are valuable but often dull, while the History of Science reveals how science shapes worldviews and shows science as humanistic and partly subjective.
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