Word: dreben
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were discussing whether another philosopher had enough originally, and [Dreben] said, 'I despise originally,'" she remembers, saying he was combatting "the false notion that a philosopher has to come up with an original idea every other week...
...last 15 years, Dreben has not always had enough time for philosophy because of the heavy--and diverse--administrative load he has carried...
...There was a parliamentarian before me, but it wasn't a position that was very demanding," Dreben says. "When topics at Faculty meetings became issues that were so large and substantial, it became rather essential to have much more formality...
...Dreben left the job in 1973, when incoming Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky asked his friend to head the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). But Dreben still remains the authority on legislative matters at Faculty meetings. For instance, at the Faculty's last meeting on February 14, it was Dreben to whom Bok turned for a judgement of order in the debate over the Reserve Officers Training Corps...
...this three years on the job, Dreben carried GSAS through a painful period of shrinkage owing to financial stringencies. His principle legacy is the current financial aid plan, which offers admission only to as many students as the school can afford...