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...with the majority of the country and hold exams before Christmas, allowing for a longer winter break and causing the removal, shortening, or at least restructuring of Reading Period and Intersession. I come before you today as a dissenting opinion, someone who thinks we are all too quick to dismiss the unique benefits, tangible and intangible, that our current exam schedule offers us.People complain that our Christmas break is shorter than other schools’, and perhaps it is if looked at only as a “Christmas” break. But consider the span of time from...
...purposes of its policies and its treatment of homosexuals,” Clement said.But ultimately, the knock-out punch to the Harvard professors’ brief came not from Clement—but from FAIR’s top lawyer Rosenkranz. Asked afterward whether he had sought to dismiss the statutory claim, Rosenkranz said, “I believe I effectively dodged the question by saying that we did not raise the argument. I hope that’s what I did. I certainly don’t want to lose another vote if that’s a basis...
Asked afterward whether he had sought to dismiss the statutory claim, Rosenkranz said, “I believe I effectively dodged the question by saying that we did not raise the argument. I hope that’s what I did. I certainly don’t want to lose another vote if that’s a basis for siding in our favor...
...that visiting students do not hold this superficial argument for staying, the most compelling argument would then be that they have built relationships in their short time here and that they have grown accustomed to life as a Harvard student. Although understandable, these reasons underlie their self-interests and dismiss the consequences that their home school may suffer. An extenuating circumstance (Hurricane Katrina) allowed these students the opportunity to continue with their course of study elsewhere. So, unless a special circumstance prevents their return to their home schools, they should not be allowed to stay at Harvard just as visiting...
With next Tuesday’s Faculty meeting looming, last week’s reports of Summers’ alleged plan to dismiss Kirby has caused tensions between professors and the president to resurface...