Word: discussion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some 600 U.S. aircraft carrying tactical nuclear weapons from bases in Europe or with the Sixth Fleet be classed as offensive systems, since they could strike the U.S.S.R. But Moscow regarded its own tactical nukes, capable of reaching NATO forces in Europe, as defensive. The U.S. finally agreed to discuss ABMs first, and the Russians agreed to exclude short-range nuclear weapons from the freeze on offensive systems...
...hesitant to discuss the takeover of Mass Hall, or any other of the "crises"--Herrnstein, SDS and its national convention at Harvard, the graduate students' demands for teaching fellows--which surfaced during his first year as President. He demurs when asked whether he would do anything differently, faced with the same situations again but drawing on the experience he has gained this year. The strong prospect is that he would...
...fairness to the department, two corrections to Mr. Wilking's comments should be made. First, theses are not assigned "to faculty unfamiliar with the topic discussed." Instead, a list of all the topics is circulated among the department and theses are assigned to readers who have expressed their willingness to read specific essays. Secondly, the apparent policy of anonymity is circumvented in practice since the great majority of the department has always agreed to discuss their comments with students who ask for that opportunity. John M. Bullitt Head Tutor Department of English
...policy to which I refer is that which allows readers to grade and comment on senior theses anonymously. Students who would like to discuss either their thesis or the comments on the thesis with their readers are unable to do so. Three weeks ago my thesis was returned to me with comments which I considered largely irrelevant. I asked to speak with my readers in the hope, not of changing the grade--two years of work make one fairly indifferent to something as arbitrary as grade--but of talking over the thesis and the comments to try to understand...
...refusal to acknowledge one's comments leads the student to suspect a lack of confidence on the part of the reader. It also tends to underline what may be defined as a general feeling among the undergraduate body, which is that faculty, especially professors, would rather not spend time discussing undergraduate work. Obviously there are many exceptions to this feeling, and rightfully so. And even if there weren't it cannot be denied that the time of senior faculty members is precious. However, I believe it is not asking too much to be granted a fifteen or twenty minute interview...