News
Cambridge Residents Slam Council Proposal to Delay Bike Lane Construction
News
‘Gender-Affirming Slay Fest’: Harvard College QSA Hosts Annual Queer Prom
News
‘Not Being Nerds’: Harvard Students Dance to Tinashe at Yardfest
News
Wrongful Death Trial Against CAMHS Employee Over 2015 Student Suicide To Begin Tuesday
News
Cornel West, Harvard Affiliates Call for University to Divest from ‘Israeli Apartheid’ at Rally
Officials of the English and History departments yesterday said that they were sympathetic towards the University's course reduction program, but noted little student interest in substituting individual projects for standard course work.
Oscar Handlin, Chairman of the History Department, stated that course reduction seems "abstractly desirable" in theory, but is rarely demanded in practice by students. But Handlin added that he advocated extending a "maximum of freedom" to students seeking course reduction.
Monroe Engel, assistant professor of English and senior English tutor, commented that he preferred independent projects, with some coherence, such as reading series of "books that bear some relation to each other."
Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.