Word: clouded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...both the occasions when Cloud and I spoke before the publication of his editorial, I explained very specifically that our position was that Harvard had made an unfortunate mistake in appointing Hoge, that this appointment never should have been made, and that this honor should be rescinded. Our protest has nothing to do with academic freedom, of which I publicly have been a diligent supporter, except that one of Hoge's many duties as a fellow is to teach a study group...
...conversations, I explained quite clearly to Cloud that we are in no way trying to censor Hoge. He has every right to come to Cambridge, speak his mind, and even to gather together interested individuals to form a study group...
...Cloud even asked me why we were trying to stop Hoge from teaching this class. I explained to Cloud that we were doing nothing of the sort. Were we to shout down Hoge at the IOP introductory meeting, disrupt his study group when it tries to meet, or block access to the building, then we would be in the wrong...
...Cloud unprofessionally misrepresented our actions, which have been peaceful attempts to distribute information about Hoge's anti-worker policies. Incidentally, the IOP and Kennedy School of Government have faced protests in the past in which speakers were shouted down or cars were blocked; we never considered using such tactics in our protest...
Moreover, in his first reference to my involvement in this protest, Cloud wrote, "Joining [the protesting workers] is the director of the Civil Liberties Union of Harvard, Joshua E. Burstein '93. Pretty strange reasoning for a civil libertarian, even though he's acting independently of CLUH...