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...distorted perception of scientists. Such a maxim is alien to the Western tradition, but the cartoonish quality that our society imposes on scientists is much the same, just in a different direction.No scientist is any more worthy of worship than he is of reviling. Scientists are humans, above all??humans with an abiding faith that truth can be discovered through empirical investigation perhaps, but humans still. There is reason neither for veneration nor trepidation. But why stop there? We should not be afraid to question their conclusions, especially on issues that affect all of us, such as climate...
...Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood,” the story purported to explore a growing trend among female students at Harvard, Yale, and “other top colleges” to forgo ambitious career plans—or any career at all??in favor of raising children and running a family. The article noted that “young women today” are increasingly seeing their role as mothers as paramount, exploring flexible or scaled-back work schedules to reflect these priorities. Although the article was widely discussed on campus...
...classmates. And our college experiences have suffered for it. Great faculty relationships can yield stellar advising and inspirational mentorship. The absence of those relationships inevitably results in undergraduates lacking both. “If we can get the faculty—or, in the negligent departments, anyone at all??to pay more attention to students, the quality of the academic experience at Harvard will soar,” wrote then-Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 in a 2002 memo to University President Lawrence H. Summers.It’s a truism that...
...paper managed to steer a moderate course, somewhat to the left of President Eisenhower, and considerably to the right of former President Truman. While we took comparatively few swipes at the president himself, we could not resist his Secretary of State. Concerning the most pressing national question of all??the alleged “natural superiority of the Ivy League”—we agreed with Holiday Magazine that it was, but thought it wasn’t very “Ivy League” to say so. Thus overlooking many other important events...
...Provost Paul H. Buck and President James B. Conant ’13, the “Red Book” declared the high purpose of a 20th Century undergraduate education: Harvard must not just teach skills but also civic character, moral temerity, and—above all??an undying commitment to finding truth and supporting fellow...