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Perhaps it is not a coincidence, then, that the biggest critic of grade inflation at Harvard is an alumnus-turned-professor. Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 is a right-wing maverick who loves causing a stir. Mansfield’s philosophy revolves around an abstract concept of fairness, and he decided last fall that Gov 97a—a requirement for all government concentrators—would be graded such that no more than one fifth of students received...
...Defense Donald Rumsfeld circulated a memo, leaked on the eve of talks, advocating that the U.S. team up with China to oust Kim through diplomatic pressure. "When push comes to shove, China may be willing to pull the plug," said Gordon Flake, a North Korea expert at the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs in Washington...
...self-described “sole critic of the report” Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 questioned the thoroughness of the report in dealing with what he said were innate gender differences and called the discussion “vacuous...
...have a view of sex that is congenial to men and a view of rape that is congenial to women,” Mansfield said...
...After Mansfield asked the Faculty to consider the role of casual “hookups” as defining sexual behavior on campus, Summers cut in to emphasize the importance of consent in the definition of sexual assault...