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...RATHER surprised at the founding of the National Association of Scholars (NAS) and that my colleagues Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53 and Professor of History Stephan Thernstrom appear to be contemplating a Harvard branch. Surprised because I am not aware of anything like an oppressive "politically correct" ideological movement in general on our college campuses, let alone at Harvard...
...therefore, impressed by NAS's reasons for its formation. One does not have to politicize faculty ranks in the way NAS is doing in order to "preserve the traditional western curriculum." I'm for preserving this curriculum too, and so are ethnic studies organizations; but I'm also for expanding the definition of "western curriculum...
Latino-literature, Asian-American literature and surely Afro-American and women's literature are all western. What are the NAS people really talking about...
...NAS charge that ethnic studies supporters represent a political constituency is certainly correct. But these groups are neither the first nor the last group with political concerns (concerns related to their group-knowledge needs) to bid for curriculum expansion at our universities...
...plight of women like Jennifer and Amy will not improve until there is an overhaul of federal policy on birth control. The NAS report calls on the FDA to streamline its stringent rules for the approval of new contraceptives. The authors also recommend that pharmaceutical companies be given federal protection from liability suits so that they will be encouraged to get back into the contraceptive business. Unless something is done quickly, the situation for U.S. women may be no better in the 21st century than it is today...