Word: listening
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What these examples show is a University leadership that refuses to listen to the criticisms or the suggestions of other members of the Harvard community. Instead, our leaders have become a little clique stumbling their way to haphazard solutions to problems that concern all of us. Rather than listen to the advice of students, faculty, alumni and staff, these leaders make unilateral decisions that harm the University, thereby keeping from the overall goal we all share--the advancement of knowledge...
...could trust the leaders of this University to listen to other opinions perhaps we could continue with the present system of governance at Harvard. But this past year has left us with doubt in our leaders' ability to listen to criticism. All members of the Harvard community need a voice, and its become clear that those at the top of this University have ignored the cries of the less powerful...
...move by the University. However, those people, of whom many are Harvard administrators, should not be afraid to debate the issue openly with members of our community who disagree. Rather than trying to influence an election where some candidates are running on a pro-divestment platform, Harvard should listen to alumni on this issue. And, the Overseers, rather than being afraid to debate that issue on the floor of their meetings, should welcome the opportunity to open their minds through discussion of the issue. It would probably liven up that petrified body...
...never seen a writer who is so willing to adapt his dialogue and script." (Thanks in part to urgings from his cast, a female-flesh scene was removed from The Breakfast Club.) Hughes took the youngsters to rock concerts, hosted cast dinners or simply made himself available to listen. But in this elite of young comers, it was Molly he coddled. "I figured we'd just make Sixteen Candles," she recalls, "but John said, 'It's going to be Hughes-Ringwald and Ringwald-Hughes in a whole string of movies...
...point displayed her own brand of coy diplomacy. Having noticed a Japanese parliament member dozing while her husband addressed the Diet, the Princess later good-naturedly asked if he had been asleep or practicing Zen meditation. The politician smoothly replied that he had closed his eyes the better to listen to the prince's speech. Wry Di thanked him with a knowing chuckle...