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WHEN IT COMES to money--especially donations--the University sets few limits on itself. In recent years, Harvard has made several deals of dubious propriety in order to secure funding...
...pursuing an endowed chair from a funding source of such dubious morals, Harvard demonstrated its willingness to sell its soul to the devil. Clearly, the University did not allow Prince Turki's record to stand in the way of a sizeable donation--something a committee overseeing the gifts process would have done if given a chance...
...women's studies, Thernstrom says he is doubtful that it constitutes a distinct discipline. He says "men and women are inseparable. I am dubious about a segregated program, but I did support it initially...
...Solomonic conclusion satisfied no one. Race norming is one of the many dubious palliatives employed because black Americans still suffer the damage inflicted by centuries of racism. Yet blatant group preferences, such as manipulating test scores, impose their own costs. They fuel a backlash against other reforms, create doubts about individual achievements and can subtly discourage minorities from striving for their full potential. In the high-tech age, tests are a fact of life. Rather than fudge outcomes, society must now face the challenge of equipping everyone to pass them...
...wife Helen; and his sister Theresa. The Changs initially disdain the lack of tradition they describe as "typical American" behavior, but soon they are stir-frying hot dogs. They also fall under the spell of Grover Ding, an American-born Svengali of free enterprise who leads Ralph into a dubious fried-chicken business, seduces Helen and causes Theresa, the family loyalist, to leave home. The happy ending for the Changs comes not in abandoning the American Dream but in finding a way to make it their own. "I wanted to broaden the immigrant experience," says Jen. "The idea...