Some interesting quotes from today's Boston Globe Article about Harvard.<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--> ''Now it is finally revealed by some of the top academic sources in the country," Duke said. ''It is not just David Duke anymore. None other than <b>researchers at Harvard.</b>..
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Ronald A. Heifetz, the King Hussein Bin Talal lecturer in public leadership at the Kennedy School, said in a telephone interview yesterday that Mearsheimer and Walt <b>had exceeded the bounds of academic freedom and that the dean of the Kennedy School should look into the matter.</b>
<b>''When a member of the Harvard faculty speaks, people are inclined to view us as credible sources of analysis and insight," Heifetz said. ''We have a special responsibility to clarify the difference between voicing an opinion and presenting a work of scholarship. . . . It behooves us to be careful about what we say . . . if we express a point of view that can be embraced by David Duke and the Muslim Brotherhood to justify racist, terrorist activities."</b>
Marvin Kalb, a veteran journalist and longtime faculty member at the Kennedy School, said the article contained factual errors and ...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Some one should remind them that similar standards should be applied to Witzel and the gang... <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The title of above article was "'Israel lobby' critique roils academe" .. .. Some one should wirte to this dean that there are other faculty members like witzel who are MUCH worse in abusing 'academic freedom ' and bringing shame to Harvard.
Added later: Jeff jacoby's (Boston globe editor) has a Column on the same subject today. This Jeff Jacoby seems like a good editorial writer (judging from his last few columns) I think we should bring his attention to Witzel affair and see if he can use that in his editorial .. I am going to call him or e-mail him but would like if some of the senior members here can contact him at jacoby@globe.com too. thanks in advance.
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Ronald A. Heifetz, the King Hussein Bin Talal lecturer in public leadership at the Kennedy School, said in a telephone interview yesterday that Mearsheimer and Walt <b>had exceeded the bounds of academic freedom and that the dean of the Kennedy School should look into the matter.</b>
<b>''When a member of the Harvard faculty speaks, people are inclined to view us as credible sources of analysis and insight," Heifetz said. ''We have a special responsibility to clarify the difference between voicing an opinion and presenting a work of scholarship. . . . It behooves us to be careful about what we say . . . if we express a point of view that can be embraced by David Duke and the Muslim Brotherhood to justify racist, terrorist activities."</b>
Marvin Kalb, a veteran journalist and longtime faculty member at the Kennedy School, said the article contained factual errors and ...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Some one should remind them that similar standards should be applied to Witzel and the gang... <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The title of above article was "'Israel lobby' critique roils academe" .. .. Some one should wirte to this dean that there are other faculty members like witzel who are MUCH worse in abusing 'academic freedom ' and bringing shame to Harvard.
Added later: Jeff jacoby's (Boston globe editor) has a Column on the same subject today. This Jeff Jacoby seems like a good editorial writer (judging from his last few columns) I think we should bring his attention to Witzel affair and see if he can use that in his editorial .. I am going to call him or e-mail him but would like if some of the senior members here can contact him at jacoby@globe.com too. thanks in advance.