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Iannell's proposals, of course, were not without critics. Mark DeWolf Howe '28, a leading expert on constitutional law and a professor at the Law School, complained that the bills "seek to destroy as an educational institution" any university that does not accept the legislature's criteria for teachers. Samuel H. Beer, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, said he feared the bills would curtail free discussion of ideas and create an atmosphere of fear in the classroom. A Crimson editorial, calling the Iannell proposals "inherently unsound," claimed that universities can only function "when they are free...
...other category or group. All applicants must be evaluated as individuals, and attention must be paid in each case to all of the characteristics and qualities that relate to our educational goals. In making these assessments, however, we cannot rely exclusively on prior grades and test scores, since these criteria clearly fail to provide a sufficiently reliable or comprehensive means of helping us to achieve our objectives. --Open letter, February...
...colleagues in whom the University may invest as much as $1.5 million over time. But, say some, the process allows such broad discretion at so many stages of the tenure process that the system may lend itself to gender or race discriminations. Others argue that Harvard's reputation-heavy criteria effectively mandate the selection of older professors--and thus implicitly discriminate against qualified younger pools, where greater proportions of women are found. "There are an awful lot of women who are tenurable but are too young," one female junior faculty professor notes...
Another woman professor argues that, because of its criteria. "I don't think Harvard engages in affirmative action. They have a very high sense of themselves setting a standard of excellence--and anything that breaks that standard they won't discuss." She adds of many department members, who initiate the tenure process with their deliberations. "They argue that academic excellence is the only criterion for tenure. Things like role models and general contributions to the intellectual community are not what they see as valid." Randolph notes that though "we like to think service to the community is important...
...policy other than to reject all ads for cigarettes. Because The Crimson lacks an explicit advertising policy, it is impossible to accurately articulate the reasons for rejecting the Screw ad and inappropriate to attempt to do so. The Crimson would be judicious to determine clearly stated criteria for accepting and rejecting ads before articulating a position in an editorial...