Word: kelman
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Nevertheless, I think it's a very challenging piece. Herrnstein is proposing some very strong challenges to the liberal assumption that if we could only increase opportunity to open up our system, our social problems would be solved," Kelman continued...
Herbert C. Kelman, Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, said that although "Herrnstein tries to build a case for his conclusion, I don't think that the results he comes to are inevitable...
...Kelman said that he was worried that Herrnstein's argument could be used by those who wanted to cut off the drive to equalize opportunity...
...whole thing as a challenge that must be dealt with. Although it can be used to support arguments that I'd be unhappy about, I feel it's definitely worth thinking about. If that's the way we're going, then we'd better do something," Kelman said...
Gordon credited this "stupendous record" to the College Fund staff. "In the past couple of years, during theperiod of lunacy-to use the words of Kelman-the staff here at the Fund never lost its cool," Gordon said, referring to Steven J. Kelman '70, a socialist and author of a book on Harvard politics which was well received in some quarters...