ma142 Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection, 1938-ongoing (bulk 1938-1984) Finding aid prepared by David Schaich, Peter Nelson. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
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 Finding aid encoded using Perl scripts and edited in XMetal 2.0. Encoded by David Schaich. 2003-12-08 Finding aid written in English. 2005-09-23 ma142 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection, 1938-ongoing (bulk 1938-1984) 90-014 1988 Apr Daria D'Arienzo, Head of Archives and Special Collections Ann Hopkins, Assistant in Archives and Special Collections 1988 Apr 2003 Nov David Schaich, '06, Student Encoding Assistant Peter A. Nelson, Assistant Archivist David Schaich, '06, Student Encoding Assistant 2003 Dec David Schaich, '06, Student Encoding Assistant Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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 Collection Overview Amherst College Amherst College Curriculum Reports Collection 1938-ongoing 1938-1984 2 archives boxes (1 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections 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. English. 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.

 Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is organized chronologically.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

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.

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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

1988 Apr Daria D'Arienzo, Head of Archives and Special Collections Ann Hopkins, Assistant in Archives and Special Collections Search Terms Amherst College--Curricula. 1 1 Report of the Curriculum Committee. Otto Glazer, Chair. [Became the 1939 Curriculum] 1938 Nov 1 2 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 1 3 Report of the Curriculum Review Committee. Theodore Koester, Chair 1959 Mar 1 4 Report of the Curriculum Review Committee with Departmental Reactions. Theodore Koester, Chair 1959 Mar 1 4a Report of the Curriculum Review Committee with Departmental Reactions. Theodore Koester, Chair (2nd copy) 1959 Mar 1 5 Committee on Educational Policy Report Recommending Interdisciplinary Teaching and Faculty Colloquia. Reginald F. French, Chair 1962 1 6 Report of the Committee on Education Policy. Joseph Epstein, Chair. [Became the 1966 Curriculum] 1964 Apr 2 6a Report of the Committee on Education Policy. Joseph Epstein, Chair. [Became the 1966 Curriculum]. (2nd copy) 1964 Apr 2 7 Committee on Educational Policy Report on Curriculum to the Long Range Planning Committee. Norman Birnbaum, Chair 1971 Feb 2 8 Report of the President's Advisory Committee on Long Range Planning. George E. Peterson, Chair 1971 May 2 9 Committee on Educational Policy "Interim" Report. John E. Ratte, Chair 1971 Dec 2 10 Committee on Educational Policy Report to the College for the Academic Year 1974-1975. Donald White, Chair 1975 May 2 10a Report of the Select Committee on the Curriculum. William M. Hexter, Chair 1977 Feb 2 11 "Education at Amherst Reconsidered: The Liberal Studies Program" 1978 2 12 "General Education at Amherst: Essays on the Introduction to Liberal Studies Program" 1978-1982 2 13 "Asking for More: A Reaffirmation of Commitment." Report of the Long Range Planning Committee, 1980-1982. Mary Catherine Bateson, Chair 1982 May 2 14 Committee on Educational Policy Covering letter 1984 Mar 16 2 15 Report from the Working Group on Interdisciplinary Study. Ronald Tiersky, Convener 1984 Mar 14 2 16 Report of the Committee on Distribution Requirements. Ralph Beals, Convener 1984 Mar 1 2 17 "A Frame for Studies at Amherst." Report of the General Education Study Group. William Pritchard, Convener 1984 Mar 12 2 18 "An Amherst Education: The President's Report to the Trustees." Peter Pouncey 1987 Apr 2 19 "The Short Course: An Examination of Amherst's Curriculum." Tom Gerety 2000 May