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| − | The ''' | + | The '''Report on the Presidential Commission on Academic Priorities in the Arts and Sciences''' (also known as the '''Marcus Commission Report'''), was the product of a commision established by [[University President]] [[William McGill]] in [[1978]]. After nearly two years, the commission, chaired by English Professor [[Steven Marcus]], produced a damning 264 page report. Among other conclusions, it found that "[w]e have fallen. The evidence is unambiguous, and candor compels us to acknowledge that we no longer occupy a position of distinct pre-eminence. In several disciplines we have fallen below the first rank." The report called for a consolidation of the Arts and Sciences (then split into four independent divisions - CC, GS, SIPA, and GSAS), and the correction of a 'disproportionate' emphsasis on the humanities in the faculty ranks. |
| − | + | == External links == | |
| + | * Spectator coverage: | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791101-01.2.3 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791119-01.2.4 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800122-01.2.7 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800125-01.2.5 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800128-01.2.9 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800131-01.2.4 | ||
| + | ** http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800208-01.2.4 | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Reports]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 27 May 2013
The Report on the Presidential Commission on Academic Priorities in the Arts and Sciences (also known as the Marcus Commission Report), was the product of a commision established by University President William McGill in 1978. After nearly two years, the commission, chaired by English Professor Steven Marcus, produced a damning 264 page report. Among other conclusions, it found that "[w]e have fallen. The evidence is unambiguous, and candor compels us to acknowledge that we no longer occupy a position of distinct pre-eminence. In several disciplines we have fallen below the first rank." The report called for a consolidation of the Arts and Sciences (then split into four independent divisions - CC, GS, SIPA, and GSAS), and the correction of a 'disproportionate' emphsasis on the humanities in the faculty ranks.
External links
- Spectator coverage:
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791101-01.2.3
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19791119-01.2.4
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800122-01.2.7
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800125-01.2.5
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800128-01.2.9
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800131-01.2.4
- http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/columbia?a=d&d=cs19800208-01.2.4
