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Longtime professor, provost Jacques Barzun, developed Core, dies at 104

Barzun, CC ’27, Ph.D. ’32, taught the first Colloquium on Important Books—the predecessor to Literature Humanities—and developed the Core Curriculum’s humanities focus. He spent 53 years as a student, professor, and provost.

By Gina Lee • October 26, 2012 at 8:38 AM

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