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...Hopkins said the general consensus among women in the academic community is that Harvard is "quite backward" in terms of recognizing the subtle ways it discriminates against women...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT Acknowledges Discrimination Against Women Faculty | 3/23/1999 | See Source »

Hopkins said the general consensus among womenin the academic community is that Harvard is"quite backward" in terms of recognizing thesubtle ways it discriminates against women...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT Finds Bias Against Female/Faculty | 3/23/1999 | See Source »

Like Kureishi, Taylor begins at the moment before separation, then works backward through the marriage and its turning points, which also include the author's adultery. In Taylor's case, however, the decision to split up is mutual, and his writing, lucid and lovely, creates a sense of intimacy with the reader that Intimacy fails to do. We get a clear view into Taylor's windows, but we are not disgusted by what we see. "At what precise point does the breakdown of a marriage become irretrievable?" the author wonders. "While it requires will to make a marriage work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bittersweet Sorrows | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

...exacerbate its complexity and immensity, the Harvard administration and Ad Board harassed and deserted them when they needed them the most. Yet the survivors are still here. It tears at my heart to hear of their Ad-Board horror stories. I am ashamed to be associated with such a backward policy. I am saddened that Harvard abandons its students in their time of greatest need...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters: Sexual Assault Survivors Spoke Out With Courage | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

...exacerbate its complexity and immensity, the Harvard administration and Ad Board harassed and deserted them when they needed them the most. Yet the survivors are still here. It tears at my heart to hear of their Ad-Board horror stories. I am ashamed to be associated with such a backward policy. I am saddened that Harvard abandons its students in their time of greatest need...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sexual Assault Survivors Spoke Out With Courage | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

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