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-15 posts tagged "Core Curriculum Review"
Clare Kossler | Friday, November 18, 2016
Since its founding, Notre Dame has prided itself on its commitment to the liberal arts, requiring all students to take a core set of courses deemed fundamental to a Catholic liberal arts education. Over the span of nearly 50 years, these core courses have changed but little, and current Notre Dame students are subject to
John VanBerkum | Wednesday, February 24, 2016
If the Core Curriculum Review Committee had proposed taking away the theology requirement, it may as well have had one of the cranes from Campus Crossroads come to Main Building and rip off the statue of Our Lady from the dome and toss it into St. Mary’s Lake, where one day students would ask, ‘Who is that
Clare Kossler | Monday, December 7, 2015
Future students of Notre Dame may be facing a different set of requirements for graduation than those currently taken by undergraduates under the University’s core curriculum. The Core Curriculum Review Committee — charged by University President Fr. John Jenkins and Provost Thomas Burish in an Aug. 2014 letter to the faculty “to lead the process of
Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, December 2, 2015
As the student body was reminded in a Nov. 30 email, Notre Dame is considering making changes to its core education requirements. In the discussion of these changes over the past several months, the most controversial decision on the table has been a change to or reduction in the University’s theology requirements. While there are certainly
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
After more than a year of deliberation, the Core Curriculum Review Committee, tasked with evaluating University requirements for undergraduates and proposing necessary changes, released a draft report Monday containing recommendations for certain changes to the courses that currently constitute the University’s core curriculum. The draft report, which is a preliminary write-up of the committee’s recommendations that will
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Every 10 years, the University president and provost ask the faculty to review Notre Dame’s core curriculum for undergraduates (your general education requirements) and make recommendations about if and how it could be improved. Since the beginning of the fall 2014 semester, a committee comprised of faculty from across campus and charged with leading our
Letter to the Editor | Monday, September 28, 2015
I was deeply troubled by your article, “Committee prepares core curriculum changes” and its fait accompli attitude, especially when considering the amount of technical scholarship that is purportedly being jettisoned in favor of populist rhetoric and speculative studies. First, let’s take a macro-level look at this situation. We are told the curriculum is reviewed every
Clare Kossler | Friday, September 25, 2015
For more than 30 years, Notre Dame’s core curriculum requirements for undergraduates have remained virtually unchanged. Over the course of the past year, a committee appointed by University President Fr. John Jenkins and Provost Thomas Burish has undertaken the task of reviewing the core curriculum. The review, which occurs every 10 years, began at the
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The curriculum review committee is discussing eliminating or weakening the theology requirement. With the notable exception of Carolyn Woo, most of the pushback has come from theology professors and majors. It is no surprise theologians value theology, but this gives a false impression. We, the undersigned, are not theology majors, but we recognize theology is
Eric Mazelis | Tuesday, March 31, 2015
On March 19, former Yale professor William Deresiewicz visited campus to discuss his book, “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life.” I read it in anticipation of the talk and discovered the articulation of many thoughts on my college experience I had held inside or only discussed with