Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Edwin O. Reischauer, University Professor Emeritus and Honorary Director of the Japan Institute, said that after a period of expansion in the 50's, interest in East Asian studies began to slack off a decade ago. He added that the trend has begun to reverse in the last few years...
The new position reflects the K. School's extreme growth in the past few years. David Irons, director of External Affairs, explained yesterday. "The School has reached a plateau of growth, and Black will's duties will help consolidate the expansion," he said.
During the 1950s, McGeorge Bundy assumed the deanship at the age of 34, making him the youngest dean ever. He supervised the expansion of Harvard into a major research university, in response to the nation's growing need for professional graduates. Bundy became President John F. Kennedy'40's national...
In contrast, Bundy's successor, historian Franklin L. Ford, concentrated on the expansion of Harvard's undergraduate applicant pool, which reached nation wide proportions in the 1960's. His reign came to an end in the late '60s, when student turbulence swept college campuses.
But as Boston's West End has become over-crowded with modern office and retail development. East Cambridge has become a possible expansion area. Anxious to partake in projected tax revenues of 55 million, the city is actively marketing the neighborhood's vacant lots.