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American society was changing rapidly in the 1950s. New information was being generated at a staggering rate. 4 Higher education was facing a crisis. Educators realized that just learning facts was no longer enough. Students in a rapidly changing society needed to learn how to acquire knowledge. Charles Cole, then president of Amherst College in Massachusetts, had long been interested in starting a new college… The college applicant pool is higher than ever. The time is right! But I can’t do it alone… Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts were beginning to organize cooperative activities. I say we hire a “four-college” coordinator. Are you with me?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to develop plans for a new experimental college. You are to give a fresh appraisal of what is to be taught as well as the methods of instruction. The committee undertook its work with “no preconceived ideas…” Stuart, we must examine the admissions process. The new coordinator, acting under orders from the four college presidents, assembled The Committee for an Experimental College (1958). Yes, Cesar, and how about administrative techniques? 5 Whether or not your study concludes that such a project is feasible, we will all benefit by the freshness and daringness of your approach, by your challenging of long held assumptions, and by your exploration of new practices in higher education. Like Fris bee ® -shaped diplomas! We need a yurt, people. Work with me here. As their plans developed they decided on a name for the new college. I’ve got it! What about “New College?” Brilliant.
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