The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University hosted a forum for indignation over the possibility of inborn differences between the sexes raised by Larry Summers.

Indignation over Harvard president Lawrence Summers's commentsregarding possible differences between men and women has exposed the lack of intellectual debate in academia.

Such "virtues" as being sensitive and protective of everyone's self-esteem now count for more in an academic leader than integrity, intellectual vision, or a commitment to free inquiry.