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...which has ended up leaving the Harvard community a more welcoming place, and indeed the world a better place. Lucy M. Caldwell ’09 (“Dishonest Discourse,” column, May 21) is not wrong for bringing up her true feelings about issues of racism on campus, but she is out of line when she calls into question the career of a man who has done, and continues to do, so much for the Harvard community. I can guess that she did not stop in to see him and talk with him about his comments...
...attempts to give us a lesson on South African apartheid (did Caldwell take a course in South African history like some of us have, or did she simply visit wikipedia and feel it was time to drop some knowledge?), I ask that she review her history, not only of racism on this campus and throughout the world, but on the contributions of S. Allen Counter—hopefully then, she and all of us will realize why this article, despite its efforts to engage the racial issue on campus, was completely out of line...
...some have after what happened. Instead, I believe that Harvard is a microcosm of the real world, where some of our students and staff may bring their racial and cultural beliefs and biases to our University community. However, the majority of our students, faculty and administrators have risen above racism to set the national standard for racial amity and tolerance in a culturally diverse academic community...
...Racism and prejudice are real at Harvard. For over 25 years, however, the staff of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations has worked to resist this regrettable fact by taking positive action to promote tolerance on campus. Because an individual student’s memory of Harvard tends to encapsulate only four years, few are aware of the racial tension of the recent past and the Foundation’s role in ameliorating it. Through a wide range of events, the Foundation has not only helped to create a safe place for students of all backgrounds, but also...
...Foundation’s response to the Quad incident was no different. While we all have our individual beliefs as to whether or not racism was at play in this incident, the presence of racism or its lack thereof does not matter at this point. When a segment of the student population is made to feel that they do not belong, we all have a problem. As a result, the Foundation initially responded by hosting discussions through both the Currier and Cabot House race relations tutors. In addition, the Foundation supports the “I Am Harvard?...