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Student groups should also make an effort to get their advisers to interact not only with the organization’s leaders, but also with its members. For example, The Harvard Salient adviser Professor Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 recently went on a croquet outing with the staff: “I stayed until I was just overcome with pleasure,” Mansfield told Fifteen Minutes. This kind of interaction, free from the strictures of grades and assignments, could be a far more rewarding model of student-faculty interaction, especially if supplemented by an educational component...
...given to Harvard undergraduates last academic year—the highest level since 1999-2000, and the second-highest level in the last 20 years. An additional 25 percent of grades awarded last year were A-minuses, according to Gross’ letter. Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. ’53 said that grade inflation makes pluses and minuses more important. “Pluses and minuses offset grade inflation, because from the standpoint of a professor, you can make more distinctions,” he said. Pluses and minuses, according to Mansfield...
...Wednesday whether he still had confidence in Summers, Pinker hesitated, then qualified his response.“Yeah, but—I’d like to see a little more positive leadership,” Pinker said.Another well-known Summers supporter, Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, also said he wanted the president to respond forcefully to his opponents.“He needs to start defending himself,” Mansfield said, “and to answer and refute his miserable critics.”Summers now faces the daunting task...
...Maggie E. Klein ’08 pointed out that manliness has historically been associated with war, to which Mansfield responded, “Who protects you from war? Other manly...
...Mansfield, who ignited arguments but staved off flames last night, remained mum on whether he is a manly...