A faculty committee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has issued recommendations for what it described as the most sweeping changes in its undergraduate curriculum in 50 years. The recommendations, which won the endorsement of the institute’s president and now face approval by its entire faculty, include shifts in what science courses are required of all students; how required courses in the humanities, arts, and social sciences will be allocated during each student’s undergraduate years; and an expansion in international education programs. The proposal was released just a week after Harvard University, MIT’s neighbor, issued plans for an equally drastic overhaul of its undergraduate curriculum (The Chronicle, October 5).