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Several recent high-profile forum events, most recently a visit by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith ’75 on March 3, have prompted some—including The Crimson—to ask whether the process by which questions are asked should be adjusted so as to give some members of our community a reserved right to ask their question. This criticism contends that sometimes the freedom to ask any question results in questions that do not adequately challenge the speaker, inviting outbursts from disrespectful members of the audience. While no one is ever barred...
...opportunities set Harvard apart from other universities more distinctly than the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP). Every week, the Forum creates a venue for the greatest minds in the world to speak, for all to hear, about pressing issues of our time. The Forum has one simple rule: every speaker, irrespective of his or her rank, title, or stature, must stand before our community and answer any questions posed by the audience...
...Forum was first envisioned nearly 30 years ago at the Kennedy School of Government (KSG) by Associate Dean Ira Jackson and then-Dean Graham Allison, now Director of KSG’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Allison proposed mirroring the Forum on the Greek agora, an arena of conversation, politics, philosophy, and commerce. Over the past 27 years, the Forum has attempted to embody these characteristics, hosting more than 1,700 events seen by live audiences totaling more than 500,000 people with millions watching on cable television, teleconferencing, and the Internet. Since its inception...
...ability to attract guests to the Forum is largely predicated on maintaining a respectful arena of debate. In exchange for their time and interest, we treat our guests with civility and we expect all of those in attendance to do the same. We pride ourselves on cultivating this civil discourse in the Forum, and as a result, in the event that an audience member is disruptive the Forum staff will encourage them to be respectful. Often, the most effective way to discourage disruptive behavior occurs when fellow audience members verbally regulate themselves...
...Trodd said that the decision to provide a voting forum was the result of a series of GSC meetings and input from dozens of graduate students...