Word: diplomas
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...sophomore woman who has not been involved in undergraduate programs at Radcliffe College, I am writing to explain why it is essential to me to receive a diploma that recognizes Radcliffe's history and symbolism. With Anna Baldwin and Emma Cheuse, I sponsored the Act for Equal Harvard-Radcliffe Baccalaureate Diplomas, which was passed by the Harvard-Radcliffe Undergraduate Council on Sunday. Many women feel that Radcliffe's resources and opportunities for women, public policy contributions and initiatives for women's scholarship are reasons enough to include Radcliffe on our diplomas. I supported this bill not only because I believe...
...bill prompted a fervent debate on the council newsgroup, mass mailings to solicit student opinion and brought more than 20 guests to last night's council meeting. Many audience members agreed with Schneider, and urged council members to protect Radcliffe on the diploma and continue to recognize it as an institution...
...diploma legislation is "a Nelson-Grimmelmann bill," meaning that Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 can either sign or "veto" it. By signing a bill, Lewis agrees to either implement it himself or advocate on behalf of the council within the University administration...
Both Lewis and Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson declined to comment on the diploma bill last night...
Hume's claims of socioeconomic parity serve as a prime example. Her article effectively silences the hundreds of thousands of APAs below the poverty line. Nationally, 23 percent of Asian Americans, ages 25 and over, do not have a high school diploma. Compared to the highly-educated, the proportion unemployed of these disadvantaged APAs is over twice as high...