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At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences last May, when Dean of
the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 introduced a motion calling for all
courses of five or more students to be formally evaluated, he
unexpectedly provoked a minor uproar. Several professors spoke against
the motion, including Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield
’53. He strongly criticized the proposal, saying, “Course evaluations
introduce the rule of the less wise over the more wise, of students
over professors.” Professor of German Peter J. Burgard went further,
claiming that required evaluations would “undermine a strong tradition
of faculty self-governance in the area of teaching.”
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