The Village Voice, August 4th, 2004
The changing notions of what students need to know
For today's undergrade, freshman year's first reading assignment-the course catalog-can be its most overwhelming. These doorstops often contain upwards of 2,000 classes, in departments from African American Studies to Zoology. As options multiply, many colleges are seeking to balance priorities : choices versus requirements, specialization versus breadth, traditional disciplines versus newer fields. They're asking, in the words of Kathleen Breidenbach, academic dean of Lang College at the New School, "What does it mean to be an educated globa...
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