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...still, unfortunately, haunted by the very real specter of racism, and superficial nods to colorblindness can only hinder progress. SVMP serves as an irreplaceable booster to qualified minority students, helping them to prepare for a world in which they will almost certainly be victims of deep-seated prejudice and bias...
...bias is only the beginning. Ec 10 lectures give students no opportunity to ask questions; Ec 10 sections emphasize memorization of politically loaded economic graphs and equations over open discussion of ideas...
...maybe Ec 10’s bias and stifling of discussion doesn’t bother Harvard students. Maybe, unbeknownst to everybody, Harvard students are more conservative than the rest of the country. Maybe Harvard students prefer memorization to discussion...
...report does recommend the creation of the position of “Single Fact Finder” to investigate sexual assault cases. But investigations would gain legitimacy if they were conducted by a team of two investigators. Such a team could investigate more broadly and avoid suspicions of bias...
...public policy. Having an undergraduate concentration in architecture and urban studies would allow at least some of these graduates to gain knowledge directly applicable to their eventual career fields, albeit with a liberal arts focus. In the upcoming curricular review, I would urge administrators to look at the longstanding bias against pre-professionalism. Currently, Harvard confuses practical education with pre-professional education, stridently avoiding the latter at the expense of the former. Practical instruction should be allowed when it supplements the theoretical and makes it more comprehensible. The College can offer courses that have practical elements yet still remain outside...