Word: outspokenness
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...also correct to notice the pervasive political correctness on campus. The number of liberal activist groups is incredibly large, the political leaning of most campus speakers and events is quite liberal and the curriculum has its share of liberal ideology. Conservatives on campus are fortunate to have an outspoken ally in Prof. Mansfield. As one of the lone voices of conservatism at Harvard, he should be congratulated. JEFF LETALIEN...
Kudos to Professor Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53 for his outspoken criticism of political correctness and mediocrity at the most recent Faculty meeting. Mansfield has again proved himself to be one of the most courageous members of the Faculty, questioning the unquestioned assumptions and orthodoxies of his colleagues, even when it earns him only "gasps" and "hisses." ZACHARY L. SHRIER...
Alfie Kohn, an educator in Cambridge, Mass., who writes and speaks on behavioral issues, is perhaps the country's most outspoken critic of education's fixation on grades, test scores and class rankings. All this, argues the author of the influential 1993 book Punished by Rewards and a new book, What to Look for in a Classroom, kills off the love of learning and replaces it with superficial, grade-grubbing behavior. Kohn is appalled by parents who try to motivate their kids by paying for good grades: "You can almost watch the interest in learning evaporate before your eyes...
...horrible nature of Jeffrey's murder attracted the attention of the entire country. In Massachusetts, Cellucci has been one of the defendants' most steadfast and outspoken opponents...
This year's council--like the others before it--consists of eager first-years, weary upperclass students and confused leadership. It is a council plagued with an abysmally low voter turnout and thus diminished legitimacy among students and administration. It is a council pestered by biased campus media and outspoken critics overly anxious to pounce on the slightest mishap and play down even the most notable achievements. And most troubling, it is a council that exists within a constituency of students who seemingly just don't give a damn...