Word: academicability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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But because the nationally prominent and politically inclined Harvard faculty often find it difficult to ignore the national elections, they find ways to support their candidates in spite of their academic commitments.
In a candidate forum last month, Walser cited sociological evidence to argue that the single best predictor of a child's academic success is the mother's level of education.
Segat points to this background in explaining her support for after-school programs, attributing her academic and personal success to "caring teachers who were willing to stay after school and teach me."
If anything, this moderate discomfort is crucial to learning. Education--both academic and personal--is not a process by which we comfortably reaffirm our preexisting beliefs. Rather, learning stems from discomfort, from exposure to people who are different from ourselves. It is a process by which we test our personal...
Rudenstine places ads in various academic publications. He quizzes alumni, colleagues and faculty on what they envision as the school's future. From a pool of 100, he whittles down the list to a select few. He schmoozes.