Word: action
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...announcement of Commonwealth Day's departure created an immediate political backlash and sparked angry allegations of racism. At an impromptu hearing, the City Council voted to set up a special commission to investigate the matter and to recommend action to appropriate city, state and federal agencies...
Several city residents have argued that the council's sudden concern for the school is misplaced. They say that while the school was still in the city, the council took virtually no action to help...
Among the 23 recommendations made by the Yalecommittee are the establishment of a visitingminority professor program to provide "mentors"for potential minority academics and the creationof a standing committee to monitor departments'affirmative action efforts. The proposals must beapproved by Yale University President Benno C.Schmidt before they can be formally adopted...
Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba'53, who chaired Harvard's committee onaffirmative action, said that his panel had shiedaway from numerical recruiting goals because ofthe inherent uncertainty in hiring trends...
...Harvard report emphasized bureaucraticchanges and the appointment of a new associatedean of the faculty for affirmative action toexpedite affirmative action efforts...