The Canon

Quality and quantity

“Is the current science requirement sufficient for the aims of the Core Curriculum?”

By Jason Han, Jacob Andreas, Ivana Hughes, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Don Melnick, Derek Turner, and Darcy Kelley | Apr 10 09:44 pm ET

A scientific Core

Sometimes students have to be forced to learn what's best for them.

By Derek Turner | Apr 10 08:39 pm ET

Soft and hard

Science needs to be examined through a broader lens.

By Esfandyar Batmanghelidj | Apr 10 08:16 pm ET

Numerically human

Humanity cannot be reduced to numbers, but statistics matter to the Core.

By Jacob Andreas | Apr 10 07:59 pm ET

Refining the pursuit

Explaining the changing rationale behind the science requirement.

By Darcy Kelley, Don Melnick, and Ivana Hughes | Apr 10 07:33 pm ET

Measurable adjustments

The Core's science requirement needs to be rethought quantitatively.

By Jason Han | Apr 10 06:55 pm ET

Words and style

Should scholars make a greater effort to use simpler language?

By Tsering Lama, Nasser Hussain, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Mar 27 08:35 pm ET

Extending our Core

We should consider adding another canon to the Core Curriculum.

By Editorial Board | Mar 6 10:08 pm ET

Inconsistent West

The power dynamics of the Core must not be ignored.

By Felicia Bishop | Mar 6 07:47 pm ET

Institutional priorities

Should Columbia give higher priority to research or teaching?

By William Theodore de Bary, William Deresiewicz, Lanbo Zhang, Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, and Derek Turner | Feb 21 07:54 pm ET

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