Word: bennett
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...main responsibility of a university is to train people intelligently and morally," Bennett said. "The notion of a corporate responsibility is very difficult for a University to pull...
...President Bok has served Harvard well and I think he served with distinction," Bennett said. "I respect Derek Bok a hell of a lot," he said...
...Bennett said that although he strongly disagrees with Bok's philosophy of higher education, he respects his willingness to discuss the issue intelligently. "I do not agree with everything he says, but he takes the questions seriously," Bennett said...
...Bennett strongly opposes the Core Curriculum and the idea of a socially active university, both of which Bok strongly defends. Today, Bennett reiterated his differences with Bok on issues of higher education...
...Bennett predicted that Harvard's Core Curriculum will survive Bok's resignation, because of strong support from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). "No disrespect intended, but Derek Bok has tended to listen to the judgement of the Faculty," Bennett said. "But that judgement is defective," said Bennett, who called the core a "convenience for the faculty...