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| − | '''Lionel Trilling''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1925|25]] [[MA]] '[[1936|36]] [[PhD]] '[[1938|38]] was a famous literary critic and a [[University Professor]] at Columbia. While a student here, Trilling won a [[Kellett Fellowship]] to study at the [[University of Cambridge | + | '''Lionel Trilling''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1925|25]] [[MA]] '[[1936|36]] [[PhD]] '[[1938|38]] was a famous literary critic and a [[University Professor]] at Columbia. While a student here, Trilling won a [[Kellett Fellowship]] to study at the [[University of Cambridge]]. |
| − | Older alumni look back on his presence fondly. | + | Among other achievements, Trilling was instrumental in the development of the [[Core Curriculum|Core]]. With [[Jacques Barzun]], he co-taught a precursor to Core classes known as the [[Colloquium on Important Books]], and was later a frequent instructor in the proto-[[Lit Hum]] class known as [[Humanities A]]. |
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| + | Trilling was also a mentor to a young [[Norman Podhoretz]]. | ||
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| + | Older alumni, many of whom came to Columbia to "take Trilling," look back on his presence fondly. | ||
[[Category:Professors|Trilling, Lionel]] | [[Category:Professors|Trilling, Lionel]] | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|Trilling, Lionel]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|Trilling, Lionel]] | ||
[[Category:GSAS alumni|Trilling, Lionel]] | [[Category:GSAS alumni|Trilling, Lionel]] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 9 July 2007
Lionel Trilling CC '25 MA '36 PhD '38 was a famous literary critic and a University Professor at Columbia. While a student here, Trilling won a Kellett Fellowship to study at the University of Cambridge.
Among other achievements, Trilling was instrumental in the development of the Core. With Jacques Barzun, he co-taught a precursor to Core classes known as the Colloquium on Important Books, and was later a frequent instructor in the proto-Lit Hum class known as Humanities A.
Trilling was also a mentor to a young Norman Podhoretz.
Older alumni, many of whom came to Columbia to "take Trilling," look back on his presence fondly.
