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...thou wilt give a speech at a woman’s conference that will really rile up some crazy radicals. Even though you showed the importance you ascribe to gender imbalances in academia by attending the conference in the first place—not to mention through your previous actions??and even though your speech will be firmly grounded in facts, a lot of activists who don’t know anything will get pissed off at thee...
Summers said the University now has an opportunity “to take concrete and positive actions?? that will make an “enduring difference” in the lives of female academics. But pressed for details, he would not comment on a specific set of proposals from a high-profile panel of college chiefs who issued a report this month calling for a more “family friendly” tenure process...
Summers probably has no idea of the impact of his actions??I’m certain that he is unaware of the effect on this specific case based on a puzzled look he offered when we came back somewhat sheepishly with our new conclusion. He did not oversee this process; instead, he planted powerful seeds and nurtured them by offering a consistent and logical policy and process...
...Summers today likes to claim that Harvard is not a political institution. But to refuse to distinguish between a Hanfstaengl and other alumni, or between a University of Heidelberg and other universities, as President Conant did, is undeniably a political decision. The fact is that Harvard’s actions??and its inaction—can have political repercussions affecting people around the world...
...Cocaine addicts have a terrible time seeing negative consequences of their actions??this is why they have to ‘hit bottom,’” said Breiter...