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...teach it is through ignorance. "Separation of racial groups breeds fear and misunderstanding," says William Taylor of the Center for National Policy Review, a Washington civil rights group. Or as Jomills Braddock of Johns Hopkins elaborates, "When racial groups are separated by segregation -- de jure or de facto -- stereotypes form. When one group has economic, political and social advantages over the other, the group without becomes negatively stigmatized, and the group with advantages develops aversion to the group without...
While Harvard during the late 19th century may have been a playground for Boston's elite, Black undergraduates not only faced the problems of prejudice, but also de facto segregation from the white community at large...
...that the post is independent of the chief of staff. "I don't have foreign policy under me," Regan protests. Such claims hardly ring true to most in Washington. Says one first-term Reagan staff alumnus: "It's clear that Regan's calling the shots. He's the de facto National Security Adviser, the de facto legislative strategist . . . the de facto President...
...Harvard and Radcliffe sailing teams reached a high point in their fall seasons this past weekend by capturing their respective de facto New England fall championships...
Okay, so the analogy between the Lord Almighty and Harvard President Derek C. Bok isn't all that precise. But Bok is an important guy. As the head of the oldest and most prestigious university in the country, he is the de facto leader of American higher education. When he talks about the issues facing America's colleges, people listen...