Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection, 1938-ongoing (bulk 1938-1984)

Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection, 1938-ongoing (Bulk: 1938-1984)

2 archives boxes (1 linear ft.)

Abstract:

Contains copies of various reports made by the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) and other committees regarding Amherst's curriculum. Also included are a few books and a magazine article related to the curriculum and related issues and controversies.

Terms of Access and Use:

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Requests for permission to publish material from the Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Historical Note

Amherst College is currently one of the few American colleges to have an open curriculum, without distribution requirements. However, this curriculum was only put in place beginning in the 1960s. Before that, Amherst had a traditional curriculum, with various requirements for graduation. The reports in this collection map the evolution of Amherst's curriculum from the 1930s to the present and also highlight some of the issues and controversies involved in its development.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection contains copies of various reports made by the Committee on Educational Policy (CEP) and other committees regarding Amherst's curriculum. Also included are a few books and a magazine article related to the curriculum and related issues and controversies.

The collection is organized chronologically.

Information on Use

Terms of Access and Use

Restrictions on access:

There is no restriction on access to the Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Restrictions on use:

Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

History of the Collection

Accession #: 90-014

Processing Information

Processed:	1988 Apr
By:	Daria D'Arienzo, Head of Archives and Special Collections Ann Hopkins, Assistant in Archives and Special Collections

Additional Information

Contact Information

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Robert Frost Library
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000

Phone: (413) 542-2299
Fax: (413) 542-2692

Email Reference Form: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives/askus
URL: http://www.amherst.edu/library/archives

Language

English.

Report of the Curriculum Committee. Otto Glazer, Chair. [Became the 1939 Curriculum]	1938 Nov		Box 1: folder 1

Report of the Faculty Committee on Long Range Policy. Gail Kennedy, Chair. [Became the 1947 ("New") Curriculum]. "Education at Amherst: The New Program." Edited by Gail Kennedy. (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955)	1945, 1955		Box 1: folder 2

Report of the Curriculum Review Committee. Theodore Koester, Chair	1959 Mar		Box 1: folder 3

Report of the Curriculum Review Committee with Departmental Reactions. Theodore Koester, Chair	1959 Mar		Box 1: folder 4

Report of the Curriculum Review Committee with Departmental Reactions. Theodore Koester, Chair (2nd copy)	1959 Mar		Box 1: folder 4a

Committee on Educational Policy Report Recommending Interdisciplinary Teaching and Faculty Colloquia. Reginald F. French, Chair	1962		Box 1: folder 5

Report of the Committee on Education Policy. Joseph Epstein, Chair. [Became the 1966 Curriculum]	1964 Apr		Box 1: folder 6

Report of the Committee on Education Policy. Joseph Epstein, Chair. [Became the 1966 Curriculum]. (2nd copy)	1964 Apr		Box 2: folder 6a

Committee on Educational Policy Report on Curriculum to the Long Range Planning Committee. Norman Birnbaum, Chair	1971 Feb		Box 2: folder 7

Report of the President's Advisory Committee on Long Range Planning. George E. Peterson, Chair	1971 May		Box 2: folder 8

"Education at Amherst Reconsidered: The Liberal Studies Program"	1978		Box 2: folder 11

"General Education at Amherst: Essays on the Introduction to Liberal Studies Program"	1978-1982		Box 2: folder 12

"Asking for More: A Reaffirmation of Commitment." Report of the Long Range Planning Committee, 1980-1982. Mary Catherine Bateson, Chair	1982 May		Box 2: folder 13

Report from the Working Group on Interdisciplinary Study. Ronald Tiersky, Convener	1984 Mar 14		Box 2: folder 15

Committee on Educational Policy "Interim" Report. John E. Ratte, Chair	1971 Dec		Box 2: folder 9

Committee on Educational Policy Report to the College for the Academic Year 1974-1975. Donald White, Chair	1975 May		Box 2: folder 10

Report of the Select Committee on the Curriculum. William M. Hexter, Chair	1977 Feb		Box 2: folder 10a

Committee on Educational Policy Covering letter	1984 Mar 16		Box 2: folder 14

Report of the Committee on Distribution Requirements. Ralph Beals, Convener	1984 Mar 1		Box 2: folder 16

"A Frame for Studies at Amherst." Report of the General Education Study Group. William Pritchard, Convener	1984 Mar 12		Box 2: folder 17

"An Amherst Education: The President's Report to the Trustees." Peter Pouncey	1987 Apr		Box 2: folder 18

"The Short Course: An Examination of Amherst's Curriculum." Tom Gerety	2000 May		Box 2: folder 19