Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Sharon Howell's Magnificent Letter

A profile in courage is emerging out of the Harvard email mess -- Sharon Howell, Resident Dean in Adams House, who on behalf of her fellow Resident Deans, raised the level of the conversation in a letter she sent President Faust on Monday. The letter has a dignity of tone and an aspirational quality one rarely hears here these days. I reproduce it below with her permission.


Posted by Harry Lewis at 6:32 AM

4 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 13, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Bravo to Dr. Howell!

    (and bravo to Dr. Lewis for consistently doing better reporting on this affair than the entire Crimson)

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  2. NK CantabMarch 14, 2013 at 6:35 PM

    Thank you for posting Dean Howell's letter, Prof. Lewis. A timely letter to say the least. I look forward to reading President Faust's response.

    Robert

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  3. W J O'ReillyMarch 26, 2013 at 9:51 AM

    I am impressed with Harry Lewis' thorough chronicling of Harvard's Resident Dean Email-Gate debacle. He goes toe-to-toe with that which diminishes the humane and intelligent promise of the University--in this case privacy protection. And doesn't it all fit neatly within his overarching premise of "....Excellence without a Soul?"

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  4. UnknownMay 12, 2013 at 2:47 AM

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