Word: protested
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...staff rightly critiques Mansfield's detractors but fails to discuss the full context for their protest. Mansfield's claim that affirmative action is undermining Harvard's commitment to academic excellence is patently absurd. By a variety of indicators, from rising admissions standards to the recruitment of acclaimed faculty, Harvard's academic brilliance seems to be intensifying, not decreasing...
...purpose of attending university is, in large part, to learn to hone and defend our opinions. A protest does nothing to further this end; rather, it allows both the protester and the individual being protested to rest on simple, unrefined opinions that do not adequately account for the real complexity of the situation being considered. If the protesters had been willing to match wits with Mr. Mansfield, they certainly would have left with more subtle and intelligent arguments, and they would be better able to construct nuanced arguments in the future. Mr. Mansfield even may have refined his opinions through...
Instead, they violated the academic integrity of the classroom, distracting other students from the important work at hand. I had hoped that the immaturity of this approach had already been amply demonstrated. Not only does such a protest overlook the more productive approach of discussion and learning, it also deprives other students of the opportunity to give their attention to a lecture...
...protesters' disregard for the value of intelligent discussion was implicit in their actions, it was made explicit--and frightening--by the statement of Jason B. Phillips '99 that "Harvard needs to watch its professors, watch what they say." This, of course, would fly in the face of our tradition of academic tenure, a tradition that guarantees freedom of expression and thought within academia's walls. If this tradition is abandoned and the University punishes professors on the basis of their opinions or scholarship, the market place of ideas upon which democracy rests would be severely damaged. Mr. Phillips might well...
Police blocked off Mass. Ave. so protesters could cross to Holyoke Center. As they approached the building that houses most of the central administration, the protest became louder and more unified while employees and administrators watched the crowd from their office windows...