Lawrence Summers' recent announcement that he is resigning as Harvard University's president is, sadly, becoming a forgotten story in the battle of the political-correctness against the world.
Richard L. Cravatts of the American Chronicle wrote a thoughtful article about the Harvard situation. Below is an excerpt quoting Harvard Professor Alan M. Dershowitz, someone I find myself agreeing with more and more.
Alan Dershowitz, Harvards' prolific law professor and a supporter of Summers' achievements as president, saw through the protestation of dissenting faculty who paraded the notion that their problem with Summers was merely over his autocratic leadership style. The real issue, according to Dershowitz, is that Summers' articulation of controversial stands on current issues violated the intellectual sensitivities of the left-leaning professors. "Many of the same people who correctly insist on greater 'diversity' based on gender, race and ethnicity seek homogeneity of viewpoints," said Dershowitz. "They want more colleagues who share their ideologically fixed positions. The last thing they want is diversity of viewpoint, especially on issues of gender, race and politics."
Hat tip to Steven Plaut.
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