Word: morale
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Taking the higher moral ground is unusual in the media business, says Jeremy L. Halbreich '74, president and general manager of The Dallas Morning News. But that path is the expected one at Belo...
While the world may need every individual to be moral, the character of Harvard students is especially important in light of the leadership roles so many of us will eventually hold. Our fine alma mater has produced five U.S. Presidents and 28 Nobel laureates, and a quick look through the 25th Reunion Report of the Class of 1973 shows many of Harvard's shining stars. Benazir Bhutto '73 served as Prime Minister of Pakistan, the first woman to hold the position in an Islamic nation. Robert W. Decherd '73, a past president of The Crimson, heads A.H. Belo Corporation...
Despite these successes, there was one important area in which students got a failing grade. To quote President Bok, "There is no indication that college has had much success in increasing kindness, sympathy, altruism, or friendliness toward others." In fact, students themselves did not report any noticeable improvement in "moral sensitivity or character" during their undergraduate years...
...that was not bad enough, a U.S. News and World Report study of Ivy League students ("Inside the Ivy League," April 12, 1993) supports the conclusion that students in their college years engage in behavior not conducive to building moral character. Only one in four first-years reported ever having smoked marijuana, but 47 percent of seniors had done so. Fifty-three percent of first-years had never had sexual intercourse, while just 20 percent of seniors could claim the same. In light of this information, it was not surprising when The Crimson reported that Harvard has recently seen...
Failing to learn to be a more moral human being during your time at college will hardly keep you from graduating. But the implications of that failure could be far worse...