Word: moralization
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...civic engagement” through activism and “the principles of free inquiry and open debate.” It was the power of the student-citizen, argued Petersen, that fomented change in Harvard’s institutional policies, like the academic calendar, and moral issues, like divesting from organizations tied to Sudan. Yet, students “have been frustrated at many turns” in efforts for change, said Petersen, and “this process of decisions made behind closed doors, this disempowerment of students, this denial of citizenship—must...
...last few years the consequences of the phenomenon are more apparent and widely accepted. “We face a true planetary emergency,” Gore said in a statement on Friday. “The climate crisis is not a political issue; it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity.” After switching from English, Gore concentrated in Government at Harvard. He graduated cum laude and wrote his thesis about the impact of television on the presidential campaign. Richard Hyland ’69, a fellow Dunster House resident who was active...
...diverse place that highlights the Pan-African dance troupe or elects a woman to its highest office. In the not-too-distant past, neither of these events would have happened; it took the institution’s human side—the strength of its community members’ moral convictions—to push it toward the image of Harvard that will be on full view today in Tercentenary Theatre...
...research. The book’s final arguments reach too far and don’t stand up to muster, but the bulk of the book is very persuasive.The authors begin by describing the nature of America’s tremendous support of Israel before dissecting the strategic and moral arguments that defend such support, which they dismiss both as wrong and insufficient to explain its unusually unconditional nature.For them, the main culprit is the titular “Israel Lobby,” a largely decentralized collection of groups and individuals who believe that “the United...
...fight to save the planet. If he runs for President now, he'll be hauling himself back up onto that dusty old pedestal, signaling that he is, after all, the most important thing in his world. Sure, he'd say he was doing it because he feels a moral obligation to intervene in a time of unparalleled crisis. But running for President is by definition an act of hubris, and Gore has spent the past couple of years defying his ego and sublimating himself to a larger goal. Running for President would mean returning to a role he'd already...