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Rather than rebutting his critics, though Rosovsky generally tries to take the middle ground, arguing that the benefits justify the flaws in the system. None of the University's critics, either from the right or from the left, are likely to be won over by this method, but they may learn some interesting historical details in the process...
...justify the lack of Asian-American faculty with the generalization that the "pool of qualified minority scholars is too small." At a meeting last spring, Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence told the Minority Student Alliance (MSA) that academic fellowships for minority students represented a quick method of removing at least some economic barriers that led to homogeneous faculties. Spence emphasized that the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship in particular would be a long-term aid in increasing the number of minority faculty members...
...Marxism was originally strong and attractive. The method was scientific, and the vision was utopian. But Marxism in practice was different, and it was not verified by practice...
Dating in the Renaissance: Students of the Renaissance period invented pseudo-intellecutal dating. Strolling from cathedral to cathedral, these lovebirds gabbed on and on about "frescos," their personal relationship with "Leonardo" and their belief in the rationality of humankind. This method of dating--which often turns into an endurance test for the unsuspecting--is preferred by those who get really excited about Philosophy 192, "Thinking About Thinking...
...method the Physics Department employs to insure the competency of its grads and preserve the Harvard reputation is attrition. Here are some of the tactics employed to ensure Harvard "produces" only the best and the brightest...