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In the fall, Feldman will take his degree in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations to Oxford, where he will concentrate more on Arabic studies to balance out his previous emphasis on Hebrew. Feldman speaks Hebrew and Arabic fairly well, but says he would like to perfect both during his time...
But Patterson says that to branch out too far would be a misstep. The emphasis on the humanities was a deliberate choice, Patterson says--and a good one, given the limited resources available.
In addition, some union officials are also pleased with Rudenstine's decision to transfer the Office of Human Resources away from Vice President for Finance Robert H. Scott to Vice President for Administration Sally H. Zeckhauser. They suggest Scott may have placed too much emphasis on the bottom line.
"I think it's fair to say that Bush has approached this with more concern for his re-election than with an approach that would give an emphasis to the integrity of the global environment," said School of Public Health Associate Professor of International Health Michael R. Reich.
But after the L.A. riots, the emphasis should be not on changing America's goals--as some racial and ethnic Balkanists would advocate--but on fulfilling them for all Americans. That's no lily-white suburban dream--just an American one.