Word: establish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Wright stressed that although blacks should keep trying to establish respectability, they should never forget whence they came," Laster said...
...report warns that the Faculty "must guard against possible exploitation of enthusiastic members of the Faculty who may spend so much time on the improvement of their teaching, particularly in the crucial years of a junior appointment, that the substantive evidence of their research which will establish their reputation in the field outside of Harvard is not forthcoming...
...intellectual and academic grounds or on the basis of a fair humanistic principle. If Harvard expects to convince the world that it is truly committed to knowledge whatever its price and to the principle of respect for all people regardless of the origin of their culture, it must establish a Department of African Languages and Literatures. Not to do so and not provide the knowledge of the languages and literatures of Africa can easily be interpreted as the perpetuation of the many old misconceptions about Africans and a condescending attitude towards their culture--that there are no important African languages...
...genuine mature understanding of the mind and culture of a people comes mainly through the patience necessary to master their language and a willingness to look at the world from their point of view. In this spirit, should Harvard not end intellectual indifference to black culture and establish a Department of African Languages and Literatures--which could eventually be developed into a Department of African Languages and Civilizations...
McCone feels that the director must "establish precisely how the President wants to be informed and how he wants to exercise sanctions over CIA operations. Once that is established, the director must not deviate from the rules that are laid down. He must do exactly the same with the appropriate groups in the Senate and House. He has to establish a rapport so that they will have confidence they are being told the whole story and told in advance. Then it would no longer be necessary for other committees to be informed, and they would respect the fact that matters...