Word: bias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some professors praise Bok's system of reading tenure candidates' work carefully, and then referring their cases to special ad hoc committees. These professors say that Bok's final decisions are relatively free of bias, even though they may be unpopular...
...sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson and Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. The reason for such interest, says Clark's Sommers, is that liberals as well as conservatives now worry about an "environment of intimidation" that has forced some professors to tape their lectures as a safeguard against bias charges. "It's the opposite," she says, "of what a university should...
...over weight discrimination in the workplace is far from over, however. Studies indicate that fat bias cuts a wide swath through U.S. industry, from executives to waitresses. And in most cases, no laws are broken. The problem is especially acute in service industries, where employees meet the public. According to Esther Rothblum, a psychology professor at the University of Vermont, "If two people, one fat and one thin, walk into a company with the same qualifications, the heavier one will get a more negative reception...
...made a good impression on the basis of several interviews [with the counselor], there would definitely be a bias in your favor," says Janet S. McIntosh '91, an Andover alum...
...basic mission of the magazine is to promote awareness among students about issues, ideas and prominent figures in Japan without any bias," said Dunne, one of the magazine's editors...