Word: administrationã
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...taking over in January, the administration of President George W. Bush carefully cultivated an image of maturity and experience in foreign affairs, personified by the respected Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. In the ensuing months, however, that image has been belied by the administration??s almost obsessive pursuit of a nuclear missile defense system. All other foreign policy concerns have been subordinated to this single goal, without regard for its steep diplomatic and economic costs. America’s national security rests on a myriad of supports—including the confidence of our allies...
Administration sources say “adaptability” is one of the central administration??s chief concerns. They say Summers and other central planners want to make sure that buildings currently in planning stages could be adapted and used by another faculty if a school, or parts of a school, were to move to Allston...
...case with Detroit. There is a widening rift between the suburbs and the city due to expressway development, urban and suburban sprawl and age-old racial tensions. With a new freeway system that drew people out of the city and made commuting from the suburbs easier, the Eisenhower administration??s new home deals, the city’s growing African American population and the ’67 riots, many white people moved out of Detroit in the 50s and 60s—and never came back...
Despite the administration??s annual efforts to recruit Harvard faculty for summer school teaching positions, few Harvard professors are available—either they want a break and vacation time or they want the time to conduct their own research—so every year the summer school recruits professors from other colleges like Boston College or Tufts University, to fill its roster...
...associate provost is a part-time position intended to act as a liaison between the faculty and the central administration??which is comprised of the offices of the president and provost and the vice-presidents. Thompson continued his work in ethics during the ten years since he was named to the position, and will continue to do so this summer and into the future...