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...surprised that Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 is once again the subject of controversy regarding his statements about race and Harvard. Over the years, Mansfield has made many shocking and even offensive assertions, especially about black students. For example, he has blamed grade inflation at Harvard on blacks, accusing his fellow colleagues of being afraid to give African-American undergraduates the low grades they allegedly deserve. And Mansfield's response to President Neil L. Rudenstine's annual report, "Diversity and Learning," has also caused a stir on campus...
...when he grew up, he became the suspected Unabomber! A celebrity. There is something almost sickly refreshing about the fact that the Unabomber may have graduated from Harvard. I think it makes the school a little more diverse in a way that I wonder whether or not Professor Harvey C. Mansfield '53 would mind...
...last time I checked, subscriptions to The Socialist Worker weren't booming in Harvard Square. Professor Harvey C. Mansfield '53 was still talking about grade inflation...
...distressed to note that several of our colleagues at the College can find no better way to express their disagreement with the views of Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53 on affirmative action than to hold disruptive and hollow protests ("Students Gather to Protest Views of Mansfield," News, April 26, 1996). I often disagree with Mr. Mansfield's views on contemporary social and political issues, but I also know that he is a distinguished scholar who is happy to discuss his opinions with interested students. Such discussion is precisely why it is valuable to have such a superb...
Past Levenson winners have included Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53, Baird Professor of Science Dudley R. Herschbach and Williams Professor of History and Political Science Roderick F. MacFarquhar