Word: academia
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...priorities echoed those outlined by former president Lawrence H. Summers in his 2001 installation speech. Faust, like Summers, stressed the importance of internationalization, strengthening the sciences, and expanding financial aid to students.But Faust’s speech was also distinctly her own, reflecting her years spent in academia as a historian of the Civil War. Timothy P. McCarthy ’93, a lecturer on History and Literature and speechwriting specialist, noted the “subtlety” with which Faust distinguished herself from the tenure of Summers, who had been criticized for favoring the social and natural sciences...
...genocide will never occur “on his watch,” surely he should not shy away from recognizing one for the sake of political expedience. We are also disappointed that leadership of the recognition of the Armenian genocide has largely been left to politicians by academics. Academia aspires to question all orthodoxies in the name of the truth; the Armenian genocide is one area in which it has fallen woefully short...
...Faust's speech was also distinctly her own, reflecting her years spent in academia as a historian of the Civil...
When asked about the study, Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the Kenan Jr. Professor of Government and author of “Manliness”, said conservatives are discriminated against in academia, pointing to the low percentage of conservative faculty members to support his conclusion...
...study’s conclusion was unexpected, according to Gross, who pointed to the common perception that professors are “not only liberal, but many are quite radical in their beliefs.” However, he clarified that the moderates in academia are still relatively left leaning when compared to moderates in the rest of America...