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...probably attract the most attention in weeks to come. The case, Ricci v. DeStefano, involves a group of white firefighters, including one Hispanic. The group filed a discrimination suit against the city of New Haven, Conn., after the city decided not to certify the results of a job-promotion exam because no African Americans had scored high enough to be promoted. A lower court decided in favor of the city. In February 2008, Sotomayor was part of a three-judge panel that upheld the lower court's decision. Four months later, she was part of a 7-6 majority that...
...makes us feel younger!” said Joan Danieli, who has been an exam proctor of 10 years...
...exam proctors who will no longer return to Harvard’s campus for exam periods, the cut marks an unfortunate end to a gratifying experience. Many proctors are former schoolteachers and nurses, and they said they have enjoyed the opportunity to work with students in their retirement...
...told that I shall not touch the exam. A little bit like Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings—‘You shall not pass!’” Marshall said...
...Professor and former Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby said he welcomed the elimination of exam proctors as it did away with a physical manifestation of Harvard’s emphasis on exams...