Word: concerns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This, to borrow a phrase, is "arrogance cloaked as humility." I do not question the authenticity of Grossman's concern for an underprivileged group. Indeed, I find it laudable. But when such concern is untempered by considered reflection it can lead to irresponsible conclusions, in this case the assertion that Mexican laborers are slaves. This assertion is insulting for three reasons...
...first concern was how my teammates would react," Krayer said. "I didn't want them to think I was quitting. But I talked to a lot of the guys on the team and they really understood. They go to the same school--they know how hard...
Affiliates of Harvard who do not qualify as protectors concern themselves with their individual goals. students have little or no control over the rules and regulations, finances, services and policies enforced by the institution they choose to join. Although it provides name, status and diploma to the fortunate few, the institution remains wholly aloof from the daily life of Harvard's masses. At various times, most notably upon admission and departure, students are made to feel central to the operation. At most other times, the prevailing orthodoxy is that students must complete their single-minded pursuit of fulfillment--a paternalistic...
...quality of the food incited a campus-wide riot that resulted in numerous expulsions. In 1969, the presence of ROTC recruiters on campus prompted a takeover of Harvard's main administrative building and ended in a police siege. In both these cases, the issues were of sufficient concern to motivate a large group to change the minds of a reluctant administration in the only way possible: physical force...
...rather than months. Because initiatives rarely involve the input of the community, new projects must proceed ever so slowly to avoid the embarrassment of discontent or failure. For his 15 years in office, Bok has sought to improve the quality of teaching, referring to that goal constantly. Yet his concern has resulted only in speeches and papers designed to change "attitudes" rather than change standards or policies. Students complain about their removal and isolation from professors as much today as in 1971, when he took office...