Word: mansfield
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Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel and Visiting Lecturer on Government George F. Will seated themselves while Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53 approached the podium to introduce Will...
Richards, along with Catherine S. Corman '96, members of the week-old group "Strategic Offense," had come to protest the presence of Mansfield and Will on the Harvard faculty. Armed with flowers, they approached the two discomfited lecturers and presented them with mock prizes: the "David Duke Award for Faculty Excellence" for Mansfield and the "Heinrich Himmler Award for Social Vision" for Will...
...same moment, another group seated on the balcony unfurled a long white banner with the words "37 Years of Family Values, 0 Years of Truth." Thirty-seven years refers to Mansfield's tenure at Harvard, according to a group member...
...audience sat in shocked silence, Mansfield stepped back to the podium and completed his introduction of Will in a calm voice. Although he did not refer directly to the protest, he did note that Will had "the fortune of not belonging to the Harvard family of feminists and other quacks." His remark was met by a wave of applause from the audience...
Will, now a visiting lecturer in the Government Department, will be teaching Government 1091: Liberalism and Conservatism in American Politics with Mansfield and Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel...