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The question, in my mind, isn't about whether or not it was OK for Harvard to search their mail server, but rather why they would need to do it. First of all,
by austenallred 14y ago
The question, in my mind, isn't about whether or not it was OK for Harvard to search their mail server, but rather why they would need to do it.
First of all, does Harvard attempt to punish the person who leaked the controversy to the media? And if nearly half of the 279 students were suspected to be cheating and were going to be asked to withdraw, would they really expect the issue to remain hush-hush?
- ghshephard 14y agoThe issue wasn't people leaking the controversy to the media, it was that A resident dean forwarded private email from the administration giving guidance on how to advise athletics students on how to withdraw gracefully.
- jessaustin 14y agoI would have hoped that this policy would also have been exempt from this pervasive mania for secrecy. The Harvard community in general is well-served to know: 1) that there is a different policy for athletes than for other students 2) that at least some of the "guilty" students were convinced by trusted Harvard faculty (possibly including coaches?) to take a "plea bargain" rather than inconvenience the Ad Board with making a proper determination of guilt 3) that the resident deans, who are privy to many of the secret actions of the administration, don't trust the administration, and they have good reason not to trust it. Maybe we should have known these things already? Then what harm has resulted from letting the public in general in on it?