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...Thus, zero-tolerance means embracing diversity. The current conflict at HLS is not an isolated incident, but is a symptom of a larger, more pervasive disease: inexperience with diversity. To prevent events like those at HLS from reoccurring, Harvard should take precautionary steps to reaffirm its commitment to diversity and prepare students for active participation in a multiracial democracy and a connected world...
...other side of the Yard, University President Lawrence H. Summers has emphatically denounced the incidents at the Law School. Summers said that “We need to have zero-tolerance for intolerance...
...what exactly does zero-tolerance mean...
...zero-tolerance for intolerance,” all Summers means is that the University will take stern disciplinary action against anyone who engages in racist, sexist, religious, homophobic or other discriminatory conduct, then he has misunderstood the nature and extent of the problem. Merely responding to hatred when it occurs is not enough...
Summers rightly suggested that the University respond with a zero-tolerance policy reaffirming the institution’s core values. One of these values is a meaningful commitment to diversity. As BLSA wrote in its letter, “Racial harassment is not a matter of damage control or public relations, but a call for leadership.” It’s time for Summers and the administration to make comprehensive reform. Transforming the University into a training ground for diversity, rather than a breeding ground for ignorance, is the first step...