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Lippmann played a central role in the formation of the Nieman Fellows program, begun in 1937. He advised then-Harvard President James Bryant Conant '14 on the use of money from the bequest of Lucius Nieman, late publisher of The Milwaukee Journal. The money was given to Harvard with the stipulation that it be used for the promotion of better journalism...
President emeritus James Bryant Conant '14 is often quoted by his friends as saying over 25 years ago that Harvard does not have coeducation in theory, just in fact. Today, more than ever, this is true. Men and women live in the same buildings, attend the same classes and receive the same diplomas, but the distinction between Harvard and Radcliffe students remains clear in the minds of many administrators, Faculty members and alumni: The University's chief task is to prepare 10,000 men of Harvard to become the leaders of tomorrow; the University's facilities are available...
Those who prefer to believe that Harvard's alumni will refuse to support an effort to provide equal access for men and women--even if it requires a reduction in men--are hurting, unwittingly, the university they love so dearly. Conant was fond of showing guests to his office the plaque on his desk. "Behold the Turtle. He Maketh Progress Only When His Head Sticketh Out," the plaque read. Harvard's alumni appear to understand better than many administrators that if Harvard is to continue its progressive path, it must discard the myths that have persuaded it to withhold equal...
Thirteen professors have given their endorsement to the magazine. These include Kenneth Arrow, Conant University Professor, Seymour Martin Lipset, Professor of Government and Social Relations, and George Wald, Higgins Professor of Biology...
...General Education system set up by President Conant about 1950, contrary to some facile assumptions, has made very few echoes in the curricula of other universities. This renders the Harvard experience that much more distinctive, however, and connects its evaluation that much more closely with that of Gen Ed. The program is hard to duplicate largely because it is hard to find faculty talented enough to sweep over broad interdisciplinary areas of thought all by themselves; even within single disciplines many faculty prefer to cop out of teaching introductory courses, and avoid the challenge of comprehensive generalization...