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According to Dowling, FAS has implemented an unstated policy that resembles affirmative action.
But Mansfield—who writes about the merits of executive authority and has already voiced concerns about Harvard’s liberal tendencies—says that he does not see the need for any form of affirmative action when it comes to the selection of faculty members.
“I don’t think that there is any prejudice against having blacks on our faculty or against having women, so now I think to renew the campaign for diversity is like kicking an open door,” says Mansfield, who decided not to take...
“I think they’ve gone far enough on diversity,” he adds. “It is unnecessary and superfluous and could be harmful because any time that you pick a goal other than excellence you subtract from excellence. You distract yourself from...
The natural sciences is an example of a field with traditionally low female representation—and it has been making concerted efforts to ensure that female faculty stay on track to become full-fledged professors.