Creating a New Core Curriculum

A blog devoted to discussion of core curriculum and general education requirements, written in the context of my service as chair of a committee to draft a new core for Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university in Silicon Valley.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Women's Crossroads: Endless Diversity Battles Sap Our Strength

Women's Crossroads: Endless Diversity Battles Sap Our Strength A short but pointed post that hashes out some of the beginner's discourse on diversity in the curriculum. "My canon is better than your alternative; my canon is more important than your alternative." "No its not, and besides, my alternative is not the canon because it wasn't allowed to compete in the marketplace of ideas." As author Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez notes, it would be nice to not have to engage in the debate at this level. But, she hasn't taken us to the next level.

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