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...closed the speech with a story of an acquaintance—an aid worker in Darfur—who was so stricken by the horror of her experiences there that she was reduced to tears upon the simple sight of a birdfeeder...
Kristof wished such a change in perspective upon the members of his audience, drawing his final applause—a standing ovation—after stating that “out there you are going to acquire that wisdom and that empathy and that compassion, that I hope one day will make you fall apart at the sight of a birdfeeder...
...same universities—particularly…Harvard—played in promoting meritocracy in the first half of the 20th century.” The legacy “feather,” then, is a public-relations blunder of Summers-esque proportions. It casts a shadow upon Harvard’s sincere commitment to meritocracy. Why would alumni want to see their alma mater dragged through the mud on account of a policy with such marginal practical benefit...
Knowles articulated the educational benefits to high school students: “These programs distort the high school experience by forcing both students and colleges to commit prematurely, based only upon the record at the end of the student’s junior year. Moreover, students who are admitted early receive what often appears to be a ‘free pass’ for their second semester, sadly encouraging them to disengage from their academic experience. I hope that our decision to eliminate early action will help to turn down the heat on admissions, allowing students, parents, and teachers...
...Although many may have passed off this gesture as less than pivotal, I’ve thought about this moment each day since it happened, reflecting upon it as I worked with my student intern staff on the weighty and complex task of creating a lasting vision for the new Women’s Center. Admittedly, I had (along with many others) touted the new Women’s Center as Harvard’s first. I’ve since become humbly, acutely aware of the implications of historical amnesia—and the fact that five previous women?...