Naddaff said that this year’s increased offerings were not a direct result of the report.
“The desire to grow the freshman seminar program precedes the curricular review, but certainly the curricular review supports that impulse,” Naddaff said.
On their applications, all students are asked why they chose to apply to a particular seminar, but professors can add their own questions.
Thomas asked students about their favorite Dylan song.
Thomas said that his favorite is “Tangled Up in Blue,” but that the most common answer on the application was “Like a Rolling Stone.”
“It was very interesting and very readable,” said Thomas, who taught a seminar on poetic translations a couple of years ago. “I am expecting an enjoyable and stimulating semester.”
—Staff writer Evan M. Vittor can be reached at evittor@fas.harvard.edu.