Seems like such a contradicting message from a school that is supposed to encourage independent thinking.
Edit: colleges with large endowment funds seem like glorified businesses with conflicts of interest.
Seems like such a contradicting message from a school that is supposed to encourage independent thinking.
Edit: colleges with large endowment funds seem like glorified businesses with conflicts of interest.
Harvard does not encourage independent thinking. Where would you get that impression?
Suppressing what was clearly a peaceful protest. Almost all these colleges have used the police and violence to escalate things and then blame the students for their inability to take criticism.
Edit: I think I misread your comment, I agree maybe they don’t encourage it, but should if they want to be considered a college.
Any college that refers to their graduates as “a [college name] man” clearly expects a large degree of conformity.
"any institution with an endowment as large as Harvard's isn't a school, it's a hedge fund that offers classes, and should lose it's tax exempt status"... Sorry I forget who said it, and I'm paraphrasing
They're denying the degrees ENTIRELY or simply not granting them at commencement?
Because after 4 years and who knows how many thousands of dollars, there's likely a contractual obligation to supply the degree.
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