Word: belief
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Motivated by a belief in the value of the study of a variety of subjects and cultures, Harvard University President Charles W. Eliot created a flexible curriculum in the late 19th century to broaden the scope of education and “enlarge the circle of liberal arts.” Unfortunately, Harvard has lost sight of its liberal, democratic aims by ignoring and deflecting student demands for ethnic studies for over 30 years...
...undermined by the existence of independent armed militias in their midst. To the exasperation of his gendarmes, Arafat has refrained from directly challenging the right of those militias to function, even though he periodically orders the arrest of men on Israels wanted list. And such ambiguity may signal his belief that if he plays his cards right, the current escalation of violence may work to his advantage...
...addition, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), an independent organization composed of faculty from across the country, calls for untenured faculty to be notified of tenure possibilities within six years of accepting a junior professorship. This policy is designed to avoid stringing along junior professors in the belief that they could receive tenure. Harvard also ignored this sensible policy in Vaux’s case—he should have been told at least a year...
...Saturday Vaux sent an e-mail to “two or three dozen” students explaining his belief that he is being illegitimately shut out of the tenure process due to lack of respect within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) and the linguistics department for his field of specialty...
There's a growing belief that the Turkish judiciary itself is now on trial. If the political leadership, which has been flirting with reform, avoids setting strict criteria for positive change, many feel, judges will be left to interpret the laws as they see fit - and not necessarily in ways that will help Turkey on its path to E.U. membership. "Law is not local anymore," says Vahit Bicak, who lectures on human rights at the Ankara Police Academy. "We are part of an international legal system and must have respect for global values...