Correspondence of Richard Marius 1978-1994 (inclusive)

Harvard University Expository Writing Program

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On April 12, 1966, the Faculty voted to adopt the recommendations of the Committee on General Education to abandon of the old freshman writing program, General Education A, in favor of an expanded program in Expository Writing. All first-year students at Harvard and Radcliffe, including those who receive advanced standing and enter as sophomores, are required to take a half year course in Expository Writing. The Expository Writing Program rests on the premise that writing and thinking are inse...

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Marius, Richard.

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