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Stanford Western Civilization Curriculum Debate

1988

Bernstein, 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 pictureSt. 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.


1989

Fiske, 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).