Harvard's economics department did not see fit to release a statement today. Here's what they might have said:
"We are well aware of allegations involving a tenured member of our faculty, Roland Fryer.
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policy forbids us to comment on an active investigation. However...
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"University policy does not prohibit us from publicly affirming our core values. We are committed to advancing economic thought and knowledge through research, teaching, mentoring, & service to the profession. We believe all scholars have the potential to make these advancements
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"and we aim to help them realize that potential.
Our faculty, as in other departments, consists of outstanding scholars who are also imperfect human beings. Great economists can exhibit poor judgment. They may exhibit bias or hostility toward others. Where these imperfections...
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"threaten our core values, we must address them.
While we believe our department can take pride in launching the careers of countless successful economists, including many belonging to marginalized groups, we also believe we can do better. And we must. And we shall.
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"With the support of our dean, we have appointed an interdisciplinary external committee to critically assess and help improve the climate in our department. This committee includes management scholars to evaluate our leadership, sociologists to study our workplace culture...
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and psychologists to assess the well-being of our students and staff.
The external committee's report will be made publicly available when it is complete." /end
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