Word: dearth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Until now, says J.P.L.'s Murray, the U.S. has been the unquestioned leader in such activities. Interplanetary space, he notes, has been virtually "an American lake." But he and others fear that with the dearth of new programs, the U.S. could lose ground-especially in relation to the U.S.S.R., which space experts, like military men, are concerned about. Although the Soviets have not fared well in their unmanned explorations, except for landings on Venus, they are surpassing the U.S. in manned space projects. By launching men into orbit every few months, they have accumulated nearly twice as many...
When the Faculty Council first discussed the dearth of women and minorities on the Faculty last spring, its members decided that the two were very separate issues. "Minorites and women will not be discussed in a single group," the report states in its introduction. "Even though for both cases the numbers are low, the problems relating to recruitment appear so different that throughout the remainder of the report these throughout the remainder of the report these groups will be considered separately...
THAT MEANS THAT Harvard does not receive large numbers of qualified minority applications for Faculty positions because there is a dearth of qualified minority candidates. The report does not describe this "unfortunate fact of limited supply," as it puts it, merely to proclaim despairingly, "That's the way it is; there's nothing we can do." Instead, it recommends several ways for departments to hire a larger share of minority scholars: reserving two visiting professorships each year for minority or women scholars; giving serious consideration to creating new Faculty positions for qualified minority candidates when openings don't exist...
Football (4-2, 2-2 Ivy): Despite a slew of injuries and a recent dearth of touchdowns, this team has performed up to expectations. Beating Army certainly proved a pleasant surprise, and the squad's defense appears as strong as it's been in coach Joe Restic's tenure. If the gridders can top Brown this weekend, and Yale falters, the Crimson has a shot at a share of Ivy glory...
...discuss course proposals that fall into their laps, they have the responsibility to take a close, critical look at the offerings under their jurisdiction. Where they see deficiencies--the lack of a class on some aspect of ancient or medieval history in Historical Study B,or the general dearth of courses in Science B, for example--they should create course proposals, find qualified instructors, and then do everything they can to convince professors to teach in the Core...