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...neglect of the Niger delta by successive Nigerian governments is criminal, but the truth is that many other parts of the country have also suffered that same fate. Outside of a few metropolitan cities like Lagos, Abuja and Kano, Nigeria is a vast expanse of criminal neglect. The problems of the Niger Delta cannot be solved in isolation but must be addressed with all the other troubles plaguing Nigeria. And resorting to violence will only create more problems and solve none. Emmanuel Majebi Lagos...
...James B. Conant ’13, the “Red Book” declared the high purpose of a 20th Century undergraduate education: Harvard must not just teach skills but also civic character, moral temerity, and—above all—an undying commitment to finding truth and supporting fellow...
...questions,” Vogel says of his former student, teaching fellow, and colleague.REASONS FOR REJECTIONDespite these considerable qualifications, those professors who voted against Skocpol for tenure contended then and still contend that her gender had nothing to do with her rejection.“It is absolutely the truth that the department was leaning over backwards and really gave her considerable advantage because she’s a woman,” emeritus Andelot professor of sociology Nathan Keyfitz said then.Alessandro Pizzorno, former Sociology Department member and a supporter of Skocpol’s tenure, expresses a similar view...
...better than their test scores predict, Klitgaard now says that he did not have data on Jewish students at Harvard.BEYOND TEST SCORESBlack student groups from the College and graduate schools wrote in a letter to The Crimson in October 1980 that the report relied more on numbers than on truth. “Since when do raw scores devoid of personal context gauge admission?” the groups wrote. The Crimson received criticism from both minority student groups and the administration for sensationalizing the report. “I would urge members of the Harvard community not to place...
...longer pleases the devotees of the conventional wisdom. Faculty members teach in fear, cautious about the possibility that opinions said in classroom lectures will offend. Another miasma of conformity has drifted upon the Harvard community, and there are few, if any, who will stand up and tell the truth about it: It is foreign to Harvard’s traditions.We who were at Harvard half a century ago recognize that all of this did not happen overnight. It has its roots in the turmoil of the 1960s when, through fear or negligence, the people entrusted with the operation of Harvard...