What's Wrong With Harvard

A review of the university's curriculum proposes many changes, including getting rid of the famous 'core'

Chart: Highlights of Harvard's Curriculum ProposalsBy THOMAS BARTLETT

Every decade or two, most colleges take stock. Curricular committees are formed. Issues are debated. And, finally, after innumerable meetings and countless drafts -- ta-da! -- a report is published.

Such reports rarely attract much interest beyond the campus. Not so at Harvard University.

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