Word: academicized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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In the event, characterized by President Neil L. Rudenstine as "intense in a good sense," the academic leaders discussed fundraising, academic planning, admissions and computer technology in education.
Vogel described the meeting as a significant step in improving Sino-American relations, rather than a harbinger of progress for intellectual freedom in China, since the Chinese have far more academic autonomy than Americans realize.
The Chinese administrators also had the opportunity to discuss the role of research universities in education, looking at current trends in academia and discussing how to structure academic departments.
The committee members discussed the center's academic focus, contemplating broadening its mission to examine Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia and India.
"It's important to show that activism is not stuffy and academic," Monteleoni said. "It's real and can be invigorating."