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...Regardless of what [Mansfield] meant, his comments discredit the efforts of African-Americans who came [to Harvard] and worked so hard," said Williams. "I don't want the efforts of those students to be questioned...
...Mansfield, a long-time critic of grade inflation and affirmative action, said professors' roles as academic cheerleaders and self-esteem boosters has lowered academic standards at Harvard and other educational institutions...
...particular, Mansfield said, "White professors were unwilling to give black students Cs to avoid giving them a rough welcome [in the early 1970s]. At the same time they didn't give Cs to white students to be fair...
...While Mansfield said yesterday that his comments were intended as a censure of the white professors in the 1970s and not against the black students themselves, several students said the distinction was irrelevant...
Others, calling Mansfield's remarks "offensive" and "unsubstantiated," noted Mansfield's history of making similar comments and suggested that Mansfield was back-pedaling on his statements...