Harvard Leads Back to Basics in College Curriculum
Harvard will require students to take courses in five core areas and demonstrate skills in writing math and foreign language starting fall 1979. Dean Rosovsky says the aim is to ensure a truly liberal education and to create educated persons amid a broader campus shift toward more required coursework and less academic freedom. The move echoes a nationwide trend as other colleges watch Harvard's approach.
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Harvard
America
Henry Rosovsky
Rosovsky
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Ant
Charles Manning
Harvard Crimson
Back to basics in higher education debate roil Harvard
The piece surveys a national trend toward clear core curricula in higher education and grade schools. Rosovsky argues Harvard is not teaching remedial reading but ensuring students master essential skills, while others praise renewed academic rigor amid job-market pressures.
Mercouri Dassin unveil new film A Dream of Passion
Hollywood previews a Dream of Passion a collaboration by Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin exiled artists promoting their Avco Embassy drama about infanticide theater and exile. The piece interweaves Medea themes with a Greek actress and an American army wife as director and star confront artistic and political tensions.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Greece
Melina Mercouri
Jules Dassin
United States
Avco-Embassy
Phaedra
Topkapi
Mercouri
Medea
Ellen Burstyn
Dassin
Milan
Julie
Harlem
Europe
Rififi
Athens
Stella
Michael Cacoyannis
Illya
Oriental rug prices climb as trade expands in Dallas
Dallas shops in the World Trade Center report rising demand for hand made rugs from Asia led by Iran and Persia. Dealers note Persian rugs command top prices with tags reaching 7000 to 25000 dollars as Iran modernizes. Experts explain weaving methods knots types and labeling rules for imported rugs.
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Dallas
Ali Baba
Jeff Behgooy
World Trade Center
Orient
Asia
Iran
Persia
Ali Behgooy
Millenia
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Harry Schwartzberg
Dream of Orient Shop
Siberian
Herodotus
Europe
Akbar
India
Subcontinent
Middle East
Qum
Ghoum
U.S
United States
Apricot Blueberry Two Crust Pie From Recipe Contest
Apricots and blueberries top a lemon scented filling in a two crust pie recipe by Cecily Brownstone. The dish layers fruit with sugar tapioca and salt, bakes at moderate heat until golden, then cools briefly before serving warm.
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