Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Organizations which focus mainly on electoral politics, such as the Republican and Democratic Clubs, attract the largest student memberships. GOP Club President Marie J. Lucca '85 says the about 125 students pay membership dues to the club, while the Democratic Club has more than...
Sandoval found, after interviewing admissions officials, College deans, Chicano students and Chicano alumni, that these trends are most noticeable at Harvard. In other words, while the College tries desperately to integrate its student body, it is jeopardizing its ability to attract and retain students of different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds...
...phenomena in recent years may illustrate the program's inability to attract prospective due to the quality minority student's post-matriculation experience. First, there has been a trend in decreasing numbers of Black students choosing to come to Harvard. Some Black students and admissions officers attribute this in part to negative publicity about Harvard's race relations in recent years...
...University does not compile with-drawal and graduation statistics by racial and ethnic breakdowns.) If minority students are struggling at a rate different from their majority counterparts, how do student recruiters argue for the admission of disadvantaged Chicano with lower than average SAT scores? How does the University attract Chicano faculty and staff who know they will be struggle with being the "first" at Harvard and face professional isolation...
Female actresses had been allowed onstage by royal warrant since 1660. Fraser estimates that while one quarter were professionals, most women used the stage to display their wares and attract protectors. Elizabeth Barry, considered the leading actress of the Restoration, was involved with the Earl of Rochester and bore him a child in poverty...