Assembly LXI: The Undergraduate Curriculum at Yale
Thursday, October 24 - Saturday, October 26, 2002
Assembly Chair Marc B. Lockhart '84
Executive Summary

Over 350 delegates, guests, and alumni attended this Assembly devoted to the review of the Yale College curriculum. Over the course of three days, delegates learned about the mission and progress of Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead's review committee, which is undertaking the first complete review of the Yale College curriculum in over three decades.

Delegates were asked to complete a homework assignment prior to their arrival that enabled them to provide their own input and opinions into the process. The homework involved formulating the ideal Yale College academic program, based on what delegates know now versus when they first arrived at Yale as freshmen. Each delegate was sent a copy of the current Blue Book and a worksheet to record their course selections and to reflect upon the principles that led them to choose those 36 courses from among thousands of alternative choices.

Executive Summary Contents

1. Opening Plenary
2. Representatives from the Review Committee
3. Keynote Speech by Professor Donald Brown, Economics
4. Alumni Course Selection Exercise
5. Report from a Dean's Breakout Session
6. Information Session Lunches
7. Alumni Town Meeting on the Yale College Curriculum
8. Club Committee Meeting
9. Board of Governors Report
10. Presidential University Update
11. Professional School Alumni Meeting
12. Yale College Class Meetings
13. Graduate Alumni Association Executive Committee Meeting
14. Coxe Cage Tailgate

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