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Stanford Western Civilization Curriculum Debate1988Bernstein, Richard. In
Dispute on Bias, Stanford Is Likely To Alter Western
Culture Program. The New York Times,
January 19, 1988, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition,
Section A; National Desk; Column 1, Page 12. Bennett and
the big picture. St. Petersburg Times
(Florida), January 27, 1988, Wednesday, City
Edition, Editorial; Editorials; Pg. 16A. Gates, David. Say
goodnight, Socrates; Stanford University and the decline
of the west. (Western culture program). Newsweek,
Feb 1, 1988, v111, n5, p46(1). Gordon, Larry. Stanford
debates its view of Western Culture. (debate over changes
in Western Culture reading requirements). Los
Angeles Times, Feb 3 , 1988, v107, Wed ed, sec I,
col 1, p3. AP, Washington. COLLEGE-LEVEL
CLASSICS TRASHING CUTS CREDIBILITY, BENNETT WARNS.
Los Angeles Times, February 5, 1988, Friday,
Southland Edition, Part 1; National Desk; Column 1,
Page 20. What
Non-Westers Cultures Are Able to Teach; The Speed of
Change. The New York Times, February 9,
1988, Tuesday, Late City Final Edition, Section A;
Editorial Desk; Column 6, Page 30. Brummer, Charles. Spectrum:
Enter the prophet of gloom - Professor Allan Bloom has
shaken America's academic establishment with his
best-selling tome, The Closing of the American Mind.
The Times (London), February 15 1988,
Monday, Issue 63003. Cheney, Lynne V. The
Stanford reading list debate. (Stanford debates its
Western Culture reading list) (column). Washington
Post, Feb 16 , 1988, v111, Tue ed, col 1, pA19. . Hey hey! (efforts
to replace required Western Culture course at Stanford
University). National Review, Feb 19, 1988,
40, n3, p21(1). For a broader
reading list. (Stanford University's 'Western Culture'
program) (editorial). Christian Science Monitor,
Feb 23 , 1988, v80, n60, Tue ed, col 1, p13. Schwartz, Amy E. Problem
of Knowledge at Stanford. The Washington
Post, March 7, 1988, Monday, Final Edition,
Editorial; Page A13. Camper, Diane. The
Editorial Notebook; Stanford Enriches Its 'Core'.
The New York Times, March 9, 1988, Wednesday,
Late City Final Edition, Section A; Editorial Desk;
Column 1, Page 30. Meister, Dick. A
more balanced college curriculum. Christian
Science Monitor (Boston, MA), March 16, 1988,
Wednesday, Opinion; Pg. 14. Daniels, Lee A. Stanford
alters Western Culture course; the curriculum includes
works by women and non-Europeans. (Stanford University). New
York Times, April 2 , 1988, v137, Sat ed, col 1,
p6(N) p7(L). News Services and
Staff Reports. Stanford Revises Reading List.
The Washington Post, April 2, 1988, Saturday,
Final Edition, First Section; Around The Nation; Page A9. Marquand, Robert. Stanford's
core 'canon' debate ends in compromise. Christian
Science Monitor (Boston, MA), April 8, 1988,
Friday, Ideas; Education; Pg. 19. Gordon, Larry. BENNETT
DRAWS FIRE IN STANFORD TALK ASSAILING COURSE CHANGE.
Los Angeles Times, April 19, 1988,
Tuesday, Home Edition, Part 1; Metro Desk; Column 1, Page
3. Lindsey, Robert. Bennett
Says Stanford Was Intimidated Into Changing Course.
The New York Times, April 19, 1988,
Tuesday, National Desk, Late City Final Edition, Section
A; Column 2, Page 18. Vobejda, Barbara. Bennett
assails new Stanford program; change in cultural readings
called capitulation to pressure politics. (William J.
Bennett; Stanford University alters western culture
program to include minorities and women). Washington
Post, April 19 , 1988, v111, Tue ed, col 1 , pA5. Enlightenment
Lost on Secretary Bennett. The New York
Times, April 20, 1988, Wednesday, Late City
Final Edition, Section A; Editorial Desk; Column 1, Page
22. Kastor, Elizabeth. Henry
Gates' Literary Preserve; A Scholar's Drive to Recover
part of America's Black Heritage. The
Washington Post, April 21, 1988, Thursday,
Final Edition, Style; Feature Biography; Page C1. Krauthammer, Charles. A
Battle Lost At Stanford. The Washington Post,
April 22, 1988, Friday, Final Edition,
Editorial; Opinion Editorial; Page A23. Baker, Russell. OBSERVER;
Spelling Before Aristotle. The New York
Times, April 23, 1988, Saturday, Late City
Final Edition, Section 1; Editorial Desk; Column 1,
Page 31. Schwartz, Amy E. But
Bennett Wasn't There. The Washington Post,
April 24, 1988, Sunday, Final Edition,
Editorial; Opinion Editorial; Page D7. Goodman, Ellen. CREATING
A CORE. Boston Globe ( BG ), April 26,
1988,Tuesday, third ed, section: OP-ED; Page, 17. Baker, Russell. A
categorical imperative: Learn to spell. St.
Petersburg Times (Florida), April 26, 1988,
Tuesday, City Edition, Editorial; Columns; Pg. 17A. Schwartz , Amy E.
The Stanford curriculum controversy // Bennett's
attack shows he is ill informed. St.
Petersburg Times (Florida), April 27, 1988,
Wednesday, City Edition, Editorial; Columns; Pg. 21A. Kilpatrick, James J. The
Stanford curriculum controversy // Education secretary
was eloquent in his criticism. St.
Petersburg Times (Florida), April 27, 1988,
Wednesday, City Edition, Editorial; Columns; Pg.
21A. Stanford's New
Civilization Curriculum. The Washington Post,
April 30, 1988, Saturday, Final Edition, Editorial;
Letters to the Editor; Letter; Page A22. McCarthy, Colman. How
the West Was Lost. The Washington Post,
May 1, 1988, Sunday, Final Edition, Style; Column;
Page F2. Will, George F. Stanford's
Regression. The Washington Post,
May 1, 1988, Sunday, Final Edition, Editorial;
Opinion Editorial; Page C7. Gilliam, Dorothy. A
Backward Trend. The Washington Post,
May 2, 1988, Monday, Final Edition, Metro; Column;
Page C3. Chace, William M. There
was no battle to lose at Stanford. (Stanford's Western
culture course) (column). Washington Post, May 9 ,
1988, v111, Mon ed, col 1, pA15. Bennett at the
bridge. (Education Secretary William J. Bennett). National
Review, May 13, 1988, v40, n9 , p21(1). Bennett, William J. Why
the West? (why Western studies should be required in
universities). National Review, May 27,
1988, v40, n10, p37(3). Atlas, James. The
battle of the books. (western culture and higher
education). The New York Times Magazine,
June 5, 1988, v137, Sun ed, col 1, p24. New Weld, Elizabeth. AT
STANFORD, A NEW MODEL FOR STUDYING CULTURE. Boston
Globe (BG), June 12, 1988, Sunday, third
ed, section: Learning, B29. Veeser, Cyrus and
Stanley N. Kurtz. Western culture course began in
indoctrination. (letter to the editor). New York
Times, June 23 , 1988, v137, Thu ed, col 4, p22(N)
pA22(L). The Battle of
the Books. The New York Times, July 10,
1988, Sunday, Late City Final Edition, Section 6;
Magazine Desk; Column 4, Page 6. Vobejda, Barbara. Colleges
and universities ask what does it mean to be an educated
person? (includes bibliography of Stanford University's
former Western culture program and two reading lists). Washington
Post, Aug 7 , 1988, v111, Sun ed, col 1, pER4. Glazer, Nathan. Canon fodder:
the joke's on Stanford. (Western Culture course
'revisions'). The New Republic, August 22,
1988, v199, n8, p19(3). Rubin, Merle. The core of
the issue at Stanford. Christian Science
Monitor (Boston, MA), August 25, 1988, Thursday,
Opinion; Pg. 11. Reed, Chris. Education
Guardian: Reform and rage - Stanford University's moves
to widen US students' views. The
Guardian (London), September 27, 1988. Condon, Garret; Evertz, Mary. Colleges'
reading lists are no longer 'men only'. St.
Petersburg Times (Florida), November 5, 1988,
Saturday, City Edition, Floridian; Pg. 1D. Vobejda, Barbara. 'New
Orthodoxy' on Campus Assailed; Conservative Academicians
Fault Studies of Pop Culture. The Washington
Post, November 14, 1988, Monday, Final
Edition, First Section; National News; Page
A3. Gordon, Larry. ETHNIC AND
RACIAL MIX STIRS DISPUTE OVER BERKELEY CURRICULUM
REVISION. Los Angeles Times,
November 14, 1988, Monday, Home Edition, Part
1; Metro Desk; Column 3, Page 3. Njeri, Itabari A LITERARY
MILESTONE; FOR BLACK AMERICAN LITERATURE, AN ANTHOLOGY --
AND NEW STANDING. Los Angeles Times,
November 18, 1988, Friday, Home Edition, View; Part
5; View Desk; Column 1, Page 1. STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
Wall Street Journal, December 22, 1988,
Thursday, Section 1; Column 3, Page 14. 1989Fiske, Edward B. AS
THE WORLD LEARNS; Global Imperative. The New
York Times, April 9, 1989, Sunday, Late City Final
Edition, Section 4A; Education Life; Column 1, Page
18. Yardley, Jonathan. 'Eurocentrism'
and Biases Just as Bad. The Washington Post,
April 17, 1989, Monday, Final Edition, Style;
Column; Page B2. Stanford, Michael. The
Stanford library: 'great books,' broadly defined. The
New Republic, Oct 2,1989, v201, n14, p18(2). Hook, Sidney. Civilization
and its malcontents. (Stanford University's humanities
curriculum revisions). National Review, Oct 13, 1989,
v41, n19, p30(4). |