Difference between revisions of "Urban Studies Program"
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| − | Columbia's '''Urban Studies''' program is actually housed at [[Barnard]], which may be appropriate, considering its intellectual credentials. | + | Columbia's '''Urban Studies''' program is actually housed at [[Barnard]], which may be appropriate, considering its intellectual credentials (or lack thereof). |
| − | Students majoring in the subject take most of their classes in other departments, giving the concentration a bit of a patchy, thrown-together air. The department seems to attract many a [[Speccie]], as they like to play fast and loose with their interests, and typically prefer the urban beat over campus, anyway. | + | Students majoring in the subject take most of their classes in other departments, giving the concentration a bit of a patchy, thrown-together air. The department also seems to attract many a [[Speccie]], as they like to play fast and loose with their interests, and typically prefer the urban beat over campus, anyway. |
Urban Studies aficionados whined and opined when popular professor [[Owen Gutfruend]] was recently denied tenure, but his teaching method demonstrates his, and his department's faults to a T: homework included instructions to "play Sim City" and "explore the internet". | Urban Studies aficionados whined and opined when popular professor [[Owen Gutfruend]] was recently denied tenure, but his teaching method demonstrates his, and his department's faults to a T: homework included instructions to "play Sim City" and "explore the internet". | ||
[[Category:Departments]] | [[Category:Departments]] | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 25 February 2008
Columbia's Urban Studies program is actually housed at Barnard, which may be appropriate, considering its intellectual credentials (or lack thereof).
Students majoring in the subject take most of their classes in other departments, giving the concentration a bit of a patchy, thrown-together air. The department also seems to attract many a Speccie, as they like to play fast and loose with their interests, and typically prefer the urban beat over campus, anyway.
Urban Studies aficionados whined and opined when popular professor Owen Gutfruend was recently denied tenure, but his teaching method demonstrates his, and his department's faults to a T: homework included instructions to "play Sim City" and "explore the internet".
