Word: assert
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...council is going to assert any claim to representation it simply has to be prepared to evaluate and consider the decisions made by its branches," Bramson said. "You have to defer to the judgment of the larger body or else there's no reason to have the committee structure at all. I think the council had to vote the way it did to maintain the democratic process...
...assert, however, that the apparent fundability of projects must not be the primary scale used to build the Harvard of the 21st century. Some of Harvard's fields and programs, though they may represent a sizable body of important scholarship, are less glamorous, less publicized and less funded than others. Harvard has to realize that fundraising decisions made now could further institutionalize this inequity in the future...
...Harvard University will continue to assert that there are not enough qualified Asian-American humanities scholars suitable for tenure. And foundations such as the Mellon and Ford will continue to deny minority fellowships to Asian-Americans because "Orientals are overrepresented in the sciences." It leaves Asian-Americans paralyzed by a Catch...
Asian groups also shy away from politics because Asian-Americans lack a single political agenda, students say. Leaders assert that many cultures are represented in the word "Asian-American," cultures that in past centuries warred with each other...
...ethnic club and AAA leaders are quick to assert the independence of Asian ethnic clubs from AAA. While students and administrators refer to AAA as the "umbrella group" for all Asian clubs, that is not the case, says Cheng. "AAA is independent with a different mandate than [other ethnic clubs have...