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...This is the great human rights challenge of our generation, and in order for us to face that challenge and actually finally eradicate slavery—which I think is something we can do in a generation—it takes leaders,” said E. Benjamin Skinner, a Carr Center fellow and another research adviser. “And what better place to train leaders than Harvard University...
When the online self-described “legal tabloid” Above the Law reported on Stephanie Grace’s now infamous e-mail—which suggested that African-Americans are predisposed to be less intelligent—two weeks ago, they should have been able to predict the blogosphere storm that would ensue. Shortly after Above the Law’s post, which attempted to keep the author of the e-mail and the individual who forwarded it anonymous, Gawker released their names and pictures to the public. Public Internet sentiment comes out strongly against Grace...
Although we strongly disagree with the content of Grace’s email, we do not think that her clerkship should be revoked. Although Grace’s actions do demonstrate a lack of judgment, the e-mail’s release was beyond her control. Gawker and other sites are now reporting that the message was actually forwarded a while after it was initially sent. With this in mind, the public shaming of Grace may not have been motivated by wholly pure intentions. Thus, we find it entirely illegitimate for students at HLS to target Grace alone. Surely...
Carswell's further discussion of the O. A. is quite to the point--he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key "Wake Up the Grader" phrases--"It is absurd." What force! What gall! What fun! "Ridiculous," "hopeless," "nonsense," on the one hand; "doubtless," "obvious," "unquestionable" on the other, will have the same effect. A hint of nostalgic, anti-academic languor at this stage as well may well match the grader's own mood. "It seems more than obvious to one entangled in the petty quibbles of contemporary Medievalists--at times, indeed...
...It’s like a FAS divorce settlement,” said Vassileva, who received the e-mail notification of her award 30 minutes after she finished her last exam...