Elmendorf said the year-long introductory economics course--officially called Social Analysis 10, "Principles of Economics"--will also deemphasize algebra during the macroeconomics half of the course. He said Ec 10, traditionally one of Harvard's most popular courses, will instead introduce more material on current economic issues.
Other changes include more closely integrating lecture material into sections and adding new topics, Elmendorf said. They will include poverty, the economics of health care, the environment and protectionism, he said.
Women's Leadership Conference Begins
Harvard and Radcliffe undergraduates gathered yesterday to kick off the five-day Women's Leadership Conference, sponsored by Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and the Institute of Politics.
The conference, now in its second year, is designed to bring together student leaders with prominent local and national women to discuss the status of women in modern society, said student steering committee members.
"[The conference's purpose] is just that if you want to be in a powerful position, here are some skills you need to succeed, and here are some people to help you," said committee member Roberta J. Kellman '90.
Approximately 40 students, University administrators, and some of the week's scheduled guest speakers gathered yesterday in the Cronkhite Center for brunch and speeches by Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a former finance minister of Liberia, and Dr. Susan Ware, an associate professor of history at New York University.
The conference will run through Thursday and will feature 24 other guest speakers, including former New York City Council President Carol Bellamy and Ambassador Diana Lady Dougan, a former assistant secretary of state.
There will also be smaller discussion groups during the week to allow conference participants to discuss the speeches and workshops.
Conference participants were selected last spring, and the events are not open to the public.
Some students at yesterday's session said they attended the conference to learn practical skills necessary to fight the problems that keep women from achieving.
Development Officer Mansfield Dead at 56
Memorial services were held Saturday morning in Lexington for University Development Officer Margaret B. Mansfield, who was killed in an automobile accident last month. She was 56.
Mansfield was killed on Aug. 31 while she was vacationing in southern France. Her daughter Mary Wefald, 29, and son-in-law Eric Wefald, were also killed in the accident.
Mansfield, who was director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Parents Fund, was born and lived in the Soviet Union before she immigrated to the United States as a small child.
Mansfield graduated from Vassar College in 1953 and then studied at the London School of Economics. In 1980, she joined Harvard's development office after working for the University Treasurer.