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Though it has for the most part left its past identity behind, the Institute’s mission includes a commitment to “women, gender and society?? as a nod to Radcliffe’s heritage...
...response, Faust pointed to a continuing “special commitment to women, gender, and society?? and denied that the Institute’s broader scope means Radcliffe has lost its legacy...
Drawing on Radcliffe College’s strong legacy of women’s education, a commitment to “women, gender and society?? was a distinct part of the new Institute’s mission statement from the outset...
...Radcliffe—the one part of Harvard that was once geared solely towards women—now grapples with a coeducational mission mandating broad academic scholarship and a “commitment to women, gender and society?? (See “Is This Mission Impossible?” page...
...this claim is fallacious and damaging. There are other measures of worth besides usefulness to society, but even if we accept society??s benefit as the primary measure of worth, the humanities have much to offer. Seeing beauty in the world sparks the desire to create; seeing beauty in others moves us toward sympathy and the will to help them. In the sciences, my sphere of expertise, the humanities play a crucial role of inspiration. Nobel Laureate Dudley Hershbach made us write poems in his Chem 10 class because he believes that the desire to learn about...