Word: biased
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...current bias against the performing arts seems to reflect a persistent fear that Harvard might become a trade school, a professional school training craftsmen, not "scholars." Myra Mayman, director of the Office for the Arts, says Harvard is "a verbal place," and disregards non-verbal creative performance...
...continuing opposition to radical teachers of recognized the importance of Marxian analysis. Rather, Lazonick's appointment shows that the conservative majority of the department's senior faculty has recognized the necessity of maintaining a any enclave of radical economists for the next five years, while keeping Economics overwhelming orthodox bias exactly...
Keane is correct in pointing out that the headline on Saturday's Crimson extra was inaccurate. The lead of the news story repeated this factual error--and should have read that Edelin was convicted for manslaughter in connection with an abortion. Neither of these errors, however, was due to bias...
...necessary, they must also establish "goals" for increased percentages of female and minority workers. Universities found themselves in particular trouble. On the one hand, they have had trouble finding enough qualified people to meet affirmative-action goals. On the other hand, affirmative action came under attack for its seeming bias against white males. Complaints were so strong that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare was forced to announce in December that its regulations did not mean that a black or a woman teacher had to be hired over a more qualified white man. Nonetheless, schools are still under pressure...
...college now is going through old records to investigate charges of promotion bias, Adams said...