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...creating a sexual harassment policy, then, was to distinguish between criminal offenses and more casual cases of insensitivity, while at the same time discouraging both with equal seriousness.Verba’s work was a pivotal component of the effort to raise awareness on campus and encourage a shift away from the passive recognition of previous generations toward outspoken condemnation.“We were changing a whole culture in which it was okay to have dates with your students and it was okay to have long private conversations with female students behind closed doors,” said Putnam...
...perpetually optimistic HGTV announce so frankly that homeowners are up a creek is like watching Dick Cheney go on Meet the Press to declare that waterboarding is torture. But HGTV is hardly the only network trying to figure out how the recession and a political shift have changed America. The underlying question at the just completed network "upfronts," or fall-schedule presentations to advertisers, was, If we are truly becoming a different society--more abstemious, more modest in our ambitions, more community-focused, or just poorer--what will this new society blow its time watching on the tube...
When TV reflects a shift in the public mood, it often does so counterintuitively: 24 thrived under Bush, but so did The West Wing; Norman Lear's progressive comedies flourished under Nixon. And for all the change in the news, our top-rated shows remain American Idol and crime dramas, as they have been for years...
...understanding of education centered entirely on the importance of their profession, to an idea of education that should—in some imprecise way—encompass a student’s entire life. STUMBLING TOWARD GENERAL EDUCATION Unfortunately, practical change has been slow on the heels of this shift. So far, Gen Ed offerings consist more of old Core and departmental classes than newly created courses, and many professors were obliged to change absolutely nothing about their courses in order to reclassify them. (As Psychology Professor Steven Pinker, who teaches a Science B core, wrote...
...interesting is that both of these events accurately reflect the Harvard’s attitude toward the military: the University president honors those who serve, but other segments of the community limit the recognition they receive for doing so. This complicated balancing act is the result of a shift in American attitudes toward the military. When Harvard banned on-campus recruiting in 1969, anti-military sentiment ran deep in leftist circles. Today, though, even the ardent liberals of Harvard’s faculty are quick to praise the valor of service, saying that the decision not to recognize ROTC...